INCREASE IN BANKRUPTCY
FARMERS AGAIN TOP THE LIST The number of persons adjudged bankrupt in 1926 was 752, as compared with 653 in 1925, 670 in 1924, 674 in 1923 and 695 in 1922. The districts in which the bankruptcies were dealt with arc: Auckland 328; Wellington, 217; 13,l3, Nelson, 18; Canterbury and West-, land, 92; South Canterbury, 25: Otago, 27; and Southland, 31. The occupations of bankrupts were as
bankruptcies shows: Under £50,,44? £SO to £IOO, 62: £IOO to £250, 175; £250 to £SOO, 1.54; £SOO to £IOOO, 141; £IOOO to £2OOO, 94; £2OOO to £SOOO, 68; over £SOOO, 14,
follow: — 1920 1927 Farmers 143 143 Dairy Farmers 13 7 Farm Labourers 13 15 Labourers 126 100 Builders 25 25 Carriers 19 12 Babers 17 10 Motor Drivers 15 20 Contractors 14 12 Storekeepers 14 20 Carpenters 11 17 Butchers 10 15 Hotelkeepers 13 6 A classification of the year’s
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3612, 12 March 1927, Page 3
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151INCREASE IN BANKRUPTCY Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3612, 12 March 1927, Page 3
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