Edward Barber's Estate.

Manawatu Herald, 22 October 1895, Page 2

Edward Barber's Estate.

♦■ .■ • - A meeting of creditoi'9 in the estate of Edward Barber, butcher, was held this (Friday) afternoon. There was a large attendance of. creditor:!, and Mr Skerrett appealed* on behalf of the ? bankrupt. The statement of assets and liabilities was as follows : Unsecured 5 creditors, £1068 18a lOd ; secured creditors, £21,904 8* lOd, the value of the securities being £21,558 183 91, leaving a deficit of £350 15j Id ; i liability under bond to the Natignal Bmk, £500— total, £1914 8a lid. The assets are valued at £1115 9s 2i\,.hnd consist stock-ltfjfrajg. £220; boole dfebts|£9j^^m«o[ timoted to produce £888 9a 2d) ; furniture, £40 ; and shara in the Langatona Company, £2Q£ Af? Q The secured creditors are as follows:—Bank of New South Wales, £1858 18s 9d, secured to full value l Murray, Roberts and Co., £isWw od, value of security £800*,' /Meat Export Company^ £8299 14s Bd, value 6f security £§$JPO ; Genial Bank, £15,400, 'seburM'to fulVvliue, In was resolved to. call for tenders for the pfiint and business/ ' pfir^ chaser, to make his r own terms as to occupation with ihe mortgffgeoß, ifie Official Assignee^.tQ T . 'oar|y on the business for seveh aays.^until tenders are received ; that the bankrupt be allowed furniture to the value Of £50; that the 'Assignee's disbursements for meat up to date be made a. first charge on the estate ;j/|nd $&% the bankrupt be aHowed £2pe? w«ll for three weeks to assist the &ss\%nsst —Post. ' ' .." ','"•■