DISTRICT COURT.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 982, 10 January 1883, Page 2

DISTRICT COURT.

PATEA.—THIS DAY. (Before HisHo'norDistrict Judge Rawsou.) ( 'i IN BANKRUPTCY. W. A. Mead— -Application for order of discharge. Mr Hamorton appeared for .thflaswotofrand applied for an adjournment as his client could not afford to pay the coats of his discharge. Case adjourned till the next sitting of the Court. Absalom Jones —Mr Hamerton for the debtor applied for an adjournment on the same grounds as above. Adjournment granted till the next sitting of the Court. Henry Thomas Bush —Mr Hamerton asked for this case to be struck out as Bush had not communicated with him. Struck out. Thomas Haywood Senr. —Application for discharge. Mr Hamerton for the debtor staled that this was one of those cases in which a person entered intoa business with which lie was totally unacquainted and in consequence was fleeced on all sides. Mr Haywood, who was a builder, bad started business as a butcher and spent over £SOO in improving other people’s property by erecting slaughterhouses, cattle yards etc., on land over which ho only held a lease. Edward C. Horner was called and stated he was the trustee in the estate of Thomas Haywood senr. The debtor had, to the best of witness’ belief, given np all his property. The debtor appeared to be a bard working man, and witness thought it was through misfortune that he had failed. Witness had no objection to Mr Haywood getting his discharge. Thomas Haywood, the debtor, said ho was not following any fixed employment at the present time. He was originally a. builder, but as that did not pay ho entered into business as a butcher.

Mr Horner in reply to his Honor stated that the dividend in the estate was Is 7|d and the creditors did not raise any objec tion to Mr Haywood getting his discharge. The order of discharge was granted. W. C. Fry—Application for discharge. Mr Hamerton appeared for the debtor, and said his client was absent through an oversight. Ho (Mr Hamerton) telegraphed yesterday to Fry at Norraanby to attend, but he had gone to Tnrakina, consequently the telegram reached him too late to enable him to do so. The circumstances of the case were that Fry was pressed for rent, that the landlord seized Ilia furniture, and that, to protect his creditors, Fry was compelled to file. His Honor said that under the circumstances an order of discharge would be given. John Hood. —Order of discharge. Mr Hamerton, for the debtor, stated that about twelve mouths ago Mr Hood was in partnership with a man named Cockburn, at Manaia, but dissolved partnership •in consequence of the latter not attending to the business. He left £7O with Cockburn to discharge all debts, but the latter soon after became bankrupt, and Hood found himself liable for a number »f dishonored bills. John Hood said he was a wheelwright. Was in partnership with another man at Manaia for about nine months. Ho dissolved partnership through the other man’s intemperate habits. Mr Farrington, of Hawera, drew nut the the dissolution, but failed to gazette it, in consequence of which ho (Hood) was rendered liable for the other debts. Could easily have paid his own creditors and intended doing so still. The order of discharge was granted, and there being no other business on baud, the Court adournecl nine die.