DISTRICT COURT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 71, 23 March 1877, Page 2

DI S TRI CT COURT.

• [Before his Honor Judge Bboad.]

THIS.DAY. 7 : RE J. BEOWN, DECEASED. On the motion of Mr Acton Adams, letters of administration were granted to the widdw. HE! BARTHOLOMEW MUBPHY, A BANKRUPT. Mr Acton Adams moved for the bankrupt's discharge. Mr Fell, instructed by Mr Webster, appeared to oppose, aud asked tbat his discharge might be suspended for six or twelve months. Mr Acton Adams took a technical objection that ten days notice of intention to oppose bad not been given as required by the rules, but eventually agreed to withdraw this objection. The bankrupt was then examined at some length by Mr Fell, and admitted that for eighteen months he had been in regular work at £156 a year, and for two years and a half had only been six or seven weeks out of employ. His debts were £93, mostly incurred three or four years ago when out of work. He had not put his furniture down in the schedule because it was worth less than £25. Mr Acton Adams addressed the Court for: the bankrupt. His Honor said this was one of those numerous cases in which persons having' persuaded tradespeople to trust them for goods when in uncertain- employment, sought, so soon as their' occupation and income becamie fixed and permanent, to get rid;of their liabilities by passing through the Court. In this particular case the bankrupt coijld not do very much, but he might have I done something. It 'was stated that if he had agreed to set apart £2 a month for two ye^rs, all the creditors would have gladly tatyen that, and have given him his discharge. Th|e estate: was a small one, but the priuciple involved was the .sadie as if it .were'a large one. The debtor ouglit to have shown a disposition..to do.,. his best to pay his creditors. He wpuld make an order for the 7 bankrupt's discharge, to take effect on the Ist of" August next*. He noticed that at the riieetings of creditors only Mr Webster attended, except at -the last, when two' creditors, besides the' chairman, just enough to outvote "Webster anil recommend, the bankrupt's discharge, attended, a"nd one of those the bankrupt adtnitted he had promised to pay.