INCREASE IN BANKRUPTCY.
FARMERS AGAIN TOP THE LIST. The number of persons adjudged bankrupt in 1926 was 752, as compared with 653 in 1925, 670 in 1924, 674 in 1923 and 693 in 1922. The districts in which the bankruptcies were dealt with are: Auckland, 328; Wellington, 217; Marlborough, 13; Nelson, 18; Canterbury and Westlsnd, 92; South Canterbury, 25; Otago, 27; and Southland, 31. The occupations of bankrupts wei'e as follow: —
A classification of the year's bankruptcies shows: Under £SO, 44; £SO to £IOO, 62; £IOO to £250, 175; £250 t > £SOO 154; £SOO to £IOOO, 141; £IOOO to £2OOO, 94; £2OOO to £SOOO, 68; over £SOOO, 14.
1926 1925 143 143 Dairy Farmers .. 13 7 Farm Labourers 13 15 Labourers 126 100 Builders 25 25 Carriers ...... ... 19 12 17 10 Motor Drivers . . 15 20 Contractors 14 12 Storekeepers .... 14 20 Carpenters 11 17 10 J5 •Hotelkeepera ... 13 6,
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Shannon News, 11 March 1927, Page 2
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149INCREASE IN BANKRUPTCY. Shannon News, 11 March 1927, Page 2
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