Meetings of Creditors.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 33, 9 January 1885, Page 2

Meetings of Creditors.

YESTERDAY. POAB a\u> jJHAZIfeR. ' ' : The first lneetnig of creditors m the estate of Poad & Brazier was: held in'the .Courthouse yesterday. The DeputyAssignee (Mr G. J.^Scott), after a very lengthy discussion- with' Mr Ai,'§. Baker, solicitor for John Po'ad, intimated 'that as ; the' petitibn' nad been filed' by Poad only, and the other partner (Mr Brazier) not being a consenting party, he would ;take no action m the matter 6f the bankruptcy, but would submil thejposition to his Honor Judge Bawson i'at the next sitting of the , District ■ Cotutt, to be .held 6if the 29th instant. ■ *' "'

JAMES THOMAS DAVIS. ! • » The first meeting m the estate of James Thomas Davis was also held ajPthe Courthouse yesterday. Present— James King,; representing J. Nathan & Co., £10 4s Id ; George Woodroqfe, £23 63 3d ; H. WoUerman, £10 18s lOd ,- Robt. Allingham, £20. ' ; The debtor was subjected to a rigorous examination by the Official Assignee, during' which it transpired that, the debtor had gone into business in.a snail way m October last year, at which late he had £J5 m cash and about £10 worth 'of goods j as well as furniture v^ljie'd; at £15\ ; To supplement .his income he k«pt .boarders.' ,SL& bought £23- worthy p£ ftirniturefrom Mr "VVoodroffe, " and gaVe him a three months' bill for' same. Ec also bought goods from Scott Brother*,' of through their traveller; 'in the ■•usual' way. The goods -sent were, very bad and rubishy, and greatly mi excess of .the order given.. The whole of these goods, with the exception of £5 worth sold, as well as the furniture, were i still ori - the premises. ' /■• { The following resolution was unanimously adopted: — "That wearing ap-; partly cooking utensils, also the furniture which the debtor had m his possession' before he took the present premises from Mr AUirigham,', be "handed over to him, not exceeding £25." •'• .' ' ' It was also resolved that the stock-in-trade and the equity of redemption m the, property in.North-street, be sold by auction forthwith. ■■ , . .-.,.. ■