THE BANKRUPTCY LAW. SINGULAR OMISSION.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 410, 12 October 1889, Page 5

THE BANKRUPTCY LAW. SINGULAR OMISSION.

Wellington", Oct. 9. A. singular oversight has been made by the Justice Department in regard to the admin is ti'ation of the bankruptcy law. The Bankruptcy Court is a distinct tribunal constituted by statute, and jurisdiction in it must be specially assigned to the judge by an order in Council. The necessity of assigning was overlooked in the appointment of acting Judge Ward and Mr Justice Denniston, though steps have been taken to have it done at once. The Government do not anticipate any serious results from the omission, and are considering what steps to take in the direction of validating all that has been done in error.

The great difficulty about common sense is that ib is so tremendously scarce that it isn't common. A Southern paper tells of a man who has cooked his own beefsteak for fifteen years. He must like it very well done. Truly man is patriotic. He is red when he comes into the world, white when he leaves it, and blue while he is here. "Look at the murderer," said one man to another in the court-room. " He's the picture of health." " Yes ; but the picture needs hanging."