DISTRICT COURT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 176, 26 July 1880, Page 2

DISTRICT COURT.

[Before His Honor Judge Broad.] Se Primmer. Mr Percy Adams moved for the discharge of the bankrupt, and in doing so said that, about sixteen months ago his discharge had been refused upon tbe opposition of Mr Bettany, but now the whole of the creditors thought he might be discharged. His Honor said that was a question, for him, and not for-' the creditors, Certain facts were proved at the former hearing whicb showed the bankrupt had obtained money from Mr Bettany by untruthful statements; he had, iv fact, pretended to give security over property which he knew belonged to some one else. Mr Adams urged that no opposition was now made, and that inability to get his discharge prevented the bankrupt from entering into business and earning a livelihood. His Honor said he could not go into sentimentalities. ;He very much doubted if he had jurisdiction to entertain the present application. .If a bankrupt could make successive applications for discharge after being once refused, the creditors upon whose representations he had been already refused, and whose objections had been held good, would be compelled to attend the Court jusfc as often as the debtor chose to make these applications, or else to save themselves such trouble and expense they would stay away, although the facts upon which the discharge had been already refused remained the same. He would take time to consider the point, and give judgment on Thursday. Re the Golden Point Mining Company. — On the motion of Mr Bunny an order was made for winding up this Company, the further proceedings to he conducted at the Blenheim Court, and an order made restraining all proceedings, suits, &c, now pending