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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 16 May 1891, Page 2

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In Bankruptcy.

+ The first meeting of creditors in the estate of G- A. Tapper was held at the Courthouse Palmerston on Monday. The D. 0. A., Mr G. J. Scott, presided. Mr J. H. Hankins appeared for the D. 0. A., Messrs Skerrett & Cook for Wellington creditors, Mr Hurley for a Palmerston creditor, and Mr Jellicoe for the bankrupt. From the very full report published by the Times we gather that in April Mr Tapper happene' to be in Auckland and that Turnbuli & Co fearing he might leave, to return no more, wired him to see a firm of solicitors there. He saw them and went to Wellington and his creditors called on him to file. He objected, l&faam assured them that his liabilities trere ~ £2992 and assets £4174. The creditors petitioned to have him adjudicated a bankrupt. • '<■ In answer to questions the debtor swore ; - He commenced business' in July last year in Palmerston. He had £500 in the Bank of New Zealand. Had 30 Bank of New Zealand shaves, besides, and the Dnnedin leasehold property. Also had free hold land at Invercargill. Joined Mr Culling, eaoh putting £50Q into thq

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business. Carried on business with Mr Culling till the early part of December. Could not tell his position at that date. Did not take stock at any time, Mr Culling took his money out of the business, being paid by banlcrup's bill, endorsed by Turnbull and Co. On March 19 of this year sold out to Ireland and Co, the stock amounting to over £2600 and the book debts £1100 or £1200. Did not know what his liabilities i were at that time. He received I £500 in cash and the balance in bills ' extending over 4. 8 and 12 months. J He did not pay the £500 into the } bank as he wanted the cash. Heal- i g§ discounted one of Ireland and Co'jj ' Bills for £607, but did not ask to have ! the others discounted. He wanted • the £500 because he wished to send i some money to his boys at Home. « He sent f4OO of that amount to his j ' boys at Home. He sent the money , through a friend, Mr Ellis. He had ( posted the £400 to Mr Ellis at ] Christchurch by letter in an official j envelope. The money was in notes and did not regsiter the letter because ] he did not think it necossary. Did ) not keep a copy of tho letter he sent { on the occasion, fjr tha reason that j he never kept copies of private letters. He and Mr Ellis were like brothers towards each other, arid he j trusted him implicit'y. The money ( was to pay his boys fees at school in ( England. The boys were both study- 1 ing at Home, and part of it was to ] pay their school fees and board and j lodgings. One of them was studying i for a doctor. Of this money £150 i really belonged to Mrs Tapper, and it ' was at her suggestion he sent it \ Home to the boys. Also a little over , £100 belonged to the boys. He be- t lieved Mr Ellis went Home by the ' Coptic or the following steamer. Had * sent his sons various sums of money , before by draft, amounting in all to i about £600. One of them, Percy, < was at the Bristol Grammer School, and the other, Henry, was in the employ of a wholesale chemist, at Clifton, Somerset. Henry was first to. 1 learn the chemistry, then dentistry, and then study for a doctor. He was ] sure he had not sent Home £1000 t during the last six months. He i first knew he was embarrassed when * he came back from Auckland. Mrs Tapper had had a store at Longburn ; she had opened this store with her own money. She had money of her j own when she came to Palmers ton, t but he could not say how much ; in t fact Mrs Tapper came out to the t oolony with money of her own. Goods had been taken from the store fi P-fcoMrg Thompson's house, but they I had been paid for as the books would } show. One case of goods had been sold direct on landing to Mrs Thompson, who had joined Mrs Tapper in c the business at Longburn. The } goods consisted of a case of crockery J ware imported direct from Home, • which were only suitable for sale in , a country store. Mrs Thompson had " sold out her place in the South, and had come to Palmerston with the full intention of joining Mrs Tapper in fcer business. He left with the intention of going to Woodville to collect some accounts there. When he got into the train he met two gentle- • men, and the company was so good he decided to go to Napier. One was a young Belgian and the other a gentleman from Sydney, he did not know their names. When he got to Napier he went to the Criterion hovel and entered his name in the visitors book. He only had about £10 cash on him and Messrs Ireland ■ <& Co's bill 'and the bond warrant, j Had intended leaving by the steamer but found it was a small boat, and not being a good sailor he did not go. When in 'the barber's shop that evening (next the Criterian Hotel) ] the barber, in conversation, sug- • gested that he should go overland to Auckland. He had not 1 been aware of this route before, and he decided to go by it. He asked his Wellington creditors to come to Palmerston to arrange matters on the Friday previous. Did not say his friends in the train were Southland squatters at the Wellington meeting. When in had said he had nob : sufficient money wherewith to file i his schedule. Had paid nothing to Mr Jellicoe, and had promised to pay him nothing. He refused to say whether Mrs Tapper or Mrs Thompson had arranged to pay Mr Jellicoe. Mrs Thompson did not tell him she had arranged to pay Mr Jellicoe. Mrs Thompson was his eldest sister. On the motion of Mr 0. Hunt, it was resolved, That the official As^ signee be authorised to make strict investigation into the estate, and for the purpose employ the services of Mr Badhain, and that the bankrupt be submitted to public examination.