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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 183, 31 July 1878, Page 4

An Auckland telegram to the Pott dated Monday lasf, saya : — ln the early part of this week the firm of Souniee ond Howarib, who carried on business ) as general storekeepers in King-street, gave out that they were in difficulties, and obtained the consent of their creditors to the execution of & deed of arrangement, by which they eur- j rendered to their trustees their estate for the benefit of the creditors. The two men bad beeo in business two yearß an.l a-half, and in the statement which was gubmitted to the creditors their liabilities were shown at £1400, and their assets at £750. The first act of tb.3 trustees was to take steps to have an .inventory taken of the stock and private erffectßof the debtors. Two persons were told off for that purpose, and as the result discovered a small saf6 concealed in the bedroom of thu dwelling-house of Howarth, and which j w'as immediately behind the business premises. The- account given of this ! safe — that it belonged to a man at Signal Hill, and contained, with the ! exception of some small articles of jewellery, nothing belonging to its temporary possessors-— was not coneiikrel satisfactory by the trustee, who was at thia time conducting the investigation, and he took possession at once and had it removed and placed in charge of the person put in possession of the stock. It ought to be mentionedthat up to this time the trustee bad been in communication with the wife of Howarth, the latter not being available, but the trustee had scarcely gone back (o his office when he was waited on by Howarth and advantage was taken of the letter's presence to examine him on oath, when his explanation were eo extremely unsatisfactory that it was concluded that Bometbiog was wrong, and the wife . was. immediately sent for and brought Idto town for Bafnkpepicg. The bankrupt, however, stuck to big story «.bat the safe did no' h lon«; t! hitn, but when wurn'elJ that if the key of it was not forthcoming the services of a locksmith would be requisitioned, and its contents inspected, he made a promise lo produce the key this morning. He fulfilled his promise by handing the key to one of the trustees, and to the other he volunteered the rather startling statement that the safe contained over £GOO in cash. When the safe was opened half an hour later, that statement was found to be quite correct. In two small flour bags were deposited £400 10s in gold, and there was a parcel of silver amounting to £24 19s 6d, : and, in an article of female wearing apparel there was discovered, neatly wrapped up, £180 in j notes. The remaining contents of the | safe were some jewellery and papers. The bankrupt has since made a clean breast of it, and stands committed to some very extraordinary revelations which partake either of audacity or of downright foolishness. He Bays that for two years past he has been "saving" this money, of which neither his wife nor partner knew, but he admits that it came, put of the business and that the Signal Hill story was a fabrication, 1

Through the medium of the Court the I public are likely to hear more of the matter, but in the meantime the creditors in the estate console themselves with the knowledge that, without being put to any trouble, their dividends are likely to be increased irom 8s to 15s in tbe£.

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