IN BANKRUPTCY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 30, 18 January 1912, Page 4

IN BANKRUPTCY.

RE DENIS BREW. A meeting of creditors was to have been held this morning in the bankrupt estate of Denis Brew, a labourer, living at Eliham. Only one of the creditors, who, with the exception of a Toko man, are all Eltham people, put in an appearance, and the moetag therefore lapsed. Bankrupt produced no statement, out was questioned by the D.O.A. (Mr A. Coleman). Ho said he had a vifa and twelve children to support, liie youngest was ten weeks old, and the eldest was fifteen. He had lone his best to pay his debts, but had been forced to file. lA doctor bad sued to recover £9 due for attendance on one of his children. On New Year’s day he was served with a .arrant fourteen days old on a judgment summons, and he spent a fortnight in New Plymouth gaol. The D.0.A.: Why didn’t you file? Bankrupt: The lawyers’ offices were closed, and I had no money. Continuing', bankrupt said that iomotimes he uad earned as much as three pounds a week. He made a cheque of thirty pounds and it had ill gone in payment of accounts. All through the roar he averaged £2 10s a week. He had worked hard in the swamps, but there were fourteen months to feed, and the children needed hoots and clothes to go to school. His rent was eight shillings a week. The only creditor present, Mr P. Hunter, a baker, said his bills had always, till lately, been paid. He expressed himself as satisfied that bankrupt had done his best. There were no secured creditors, and the total liabilities were £lO3 18s 7d.