DISTRICT COURT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 94, 20 April 1880, Page 2

DISTRICT COURT.

[Before His Honor Judge Broad.] YESTERDAY. Re Henry Adams, a debtor. (Continuation of Mr Adams' evidence.) Mr Atkinson : In your letter of Ist August, 1878, you say you have sent abstract of title to the Picton laud to the Government, but that they are short of money. Now in this you say, after writing to the Government several times and threatening action. Now which do you think was written first 1 Witness : I cannot my from my experience as a conveyencer which waß written first. Tbe letter produced dated the 3rd April, 1879, is in my hand-writing : — Nelson, 3rd April, 1879. Dear Sir, — I have received your letter of the 10th tilt. The reaaon I did not answer your lotter of the 6th January, was that mine of the 9th which crossed it on the way was really an answer to it. • I have not yet got the money from the Government, although I have been expecting it for some time. One reason for th« delay is, that the solicitor who ia acting for the Government has been away for three weeks or a month, but I have written to him that I would not wait any longer. I have given notice to the purchaser of Springfield that if the money is not paid in three months that the property will bo sold. We could not sell without giving a fresh notice. The person who made the offer for the Kaituna property afterwards found he could not get the money as he expected. The fact is, that there is no money in the place. I never knew it so-ecaroe as ifc is a4l over Ne.w Zealand. The Banks are what is commonly called " putting on the screw," especially the Banks of New Zualand and New South Wules, who j have had large suma of Government money in hand which tbey hove now to pay over. Ifc is calculated that the fall in the prico of wool will cause a loss to New Zealand of at least a million and a quarter. This and tbe general depression in England and the Australian Colonies, whioh affects us here, make things very stagnant for a time, but I hope tbey will soon recover. Several companies have alio been formed hare recently which havo ' also taken off tbe spare cash. I will lose *o time in remitting your money as soou as I can get any.Yours sincerely, Hen nx Adams. Most likely it was written on Iho date it bears. I believe ib was written to Mr Porter. This letter dated 29 th May, 1879, is my handwriting, and I expect was addressed to Mr Porter ; most likely on the date it bears : — Nelson, 29th May, 1879. Dear Sir, — I havo at last managed to get the money from the Government for the land taken for the Picton railway, but rot. until I went to tbe Wairau and saw after it myself, I now enclose you a draft fof tho tame, less the exchange. I have not yet been able to do anything in ths other matters. Yours sincerely, Henry Adams. Thia, dated 19th- July, is also in my handwriting, and was, I expect, sent to Mr Porter most likely on the day it hears date : — Nelson, 19th July, 1879. Dear Sir, — I received both your letters togsthev a few days since. I am going to tbe Wairau next month, and will then get the Bfiringfield business settled. It is most likely tkat 1 shall b# in the Wairau some little time, aud will then endeavor to sell the rest pf the property. Yours sincerely^ Henry Adams.J. A. Porter, E»q. This one, dated 12th September, 1878, was also sent to Mr Porter about the date it bears : — - Nelson, 12th September, 1878. Dear Sir^ — I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter enclosing the following Crown grants to J. Robertson. Section 100, Waitobi „ 46 Kaituna Valley it 52 „ „ ii 36 „ „ Yours sinceroly, Henby. Adams. J. A. Porter, Eeq., Melbourne. Some of the sections in Kaituna Valley referred to in the letter have been sold. I had the Crown grants referred to, and I have some of them still. I know this package of deeds. I must have more of Mrs Robertson's deeds than are here. I don't know which of the Kaituna sections have been sold. I know one is sold, but am not sure whether there were more. I can't tell what became of the money I received for the sale. It would appear in the book that was lost. I know tho mortgage from G. Elliott to James Robertson, the husband of Mrs Robertson. I have not sold section 21, Kaituna Valley, referred to therein. I remember some time during 1878 paying Mr Ironsides some money I don't know whether it was £600, nor whether it was on the 17th May. Mr Atkinson ; I was instructed that some time before your bankruptcy you had some horses. Witness : I had one which is about 23 years of age, and is valueless. Mr Bunny did not desire to ask any questions, and the Cfiurt adjourned till to-day. TO-DAY. Be W. Carter Webb. Mr Pitt moved the Court, on ths petition of Messrs H. Hounsell, Fletcher and Trask, who are creditors of W . Carter Webb to the amount of £59 ls 2d, that he might be adjudged bankrupt. The alleged act of bankruptcy, as set forth in the petition, was that the debtor departed from his usual place of residence for the purpose of defeating and delaying his creditors ; and also that he did, on the 17th March last, give a bill of sale over his personal effects. Mr Pitt said that the primary object of the application was to attach the bill of sale given to the New Zealand Insurance Company on the 17 th March for a past consideration. He did not see now the Company could hold the bill of sale, but bethought it probable tbat an agreement might bo made between the creditors and the Company. His Honor aaid the application was purely ex parte Mr Pitt might take the summons, and when the time for hearing it came on he should consider the whole question. The summons, calling on W. Carter Webb to show cause why he should not be adjudged a bankrupt, was made returnable on the 26th April.