DISTRICT COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 22 May 1902, Page 2

DISTRICT COURT.

J BANKRUPTCY, j Wednesday, May 21st.— Before hii Hsnour, Mr District Judge Kettle'. APPLICATIONS FOR DISCHARGE. Re W. D. Scott.—Mr Roy appaarec 8 for the bankrupt, Mr W«stou. foi 0 Messrs Limbie and Middleton, anc ; Mr Halliwetl (Hawera) for Mr Birohal t opposed the discharge. 1 His Honour stated that if banfcrupi t would agres to judgment being errterec up against him for £478 in rfspocc o; t the bills for which he had received th< • money bu 1 . had not taken up, an ordei j for discharge would be issued. j Bankrupt promised So do his best t< i comply with the ordor of the Court. 3 Re A. H. Ssekdinp. —Mr Wester |; appeared in support. The estate hac , paid 17s in tho £, and there was £I4C s | cow in hand. i | Order graatad b l Se T. A. Swaysland.—Mr Weston [ appeired in support of the application > _ Order granted on bankrupt promising to try and pay all the debts he l honestly owed. I Re Mrs Reardon (late of Mokau).— s I M r Roy appeared in support of the ap I plication, which was granted, ji Re Q. J. White (lately a butcher at [; Inglewood)—Mr Weston appeared in i < support of the application, which was ! granted. ; j Re Charles Brown, painter.—HU '! H°, IlOUr declined to grant the appli•.cation, which was deferred for sis , | months, meanwhile bankrupt to keep e • j statement of receipts and expenditure, | Subsequently bankrupt made an appli- : cation foe a reconsideration of this decision, but without success. I He Charles Tapp, of Inglewood.— , I Mr Hughes app,-ar«d in support of the ! <H'f'er, which was granted on bankrupt , promising to make an eflort to pav his | debts j Re G. E. Bowers (late of Okato). - j Mr Weston appeared in support of the ; application, which was opposed by Mr j Roy on behalf of a creditor, W. J. McCuilum. i Discharge deferred for tlirei, months, bankrupt to kf-ep a statemeut of receipts aod expenditure in the meantime. Re K, T. Liwson, of Inglewood, Mr Weston appeared in support of the order, which was granted. Re Frank W. Watts.—Mr Quilliam appeared in support of the order, which was granted. Re W. W. Johnson.—On the applicttion of Mr Weston the order was granted. Re William H. Coombe.—Mr Weston appeared for applicant, who Retributed his bankruptcy to losses on fruit. Order granted. Re Bernard C. O'Dowdaa, Mr Quiliiam appeared for debtor. No opposition. Bankrupt attributed his failure to going inte the brewing busiue s at Waitaia without previous experience. When he fist came to the colony be wont i'atming end stocked aod imI proved the farm, which he leased from | Mr Bayly, who subs quor.t'y induced witness (o g> into inbrewery and guar&n'e'd £250. Sold out for XISO aod rtduce i hs liability at the bmk. Subsequent y Ixcimo a labourer and was now picking up carpentering. 'To His Honor : Received the capital he started with from his father. Had' mo sixpa-.tatioEs of further money. To the D.O A. : As soon as his father heard of ins bunks uptcy he stoppei riucifancis. Did not Ull his father ;is to the brewery business, His Honor, after ojspiwsing an opinion as to applicant's foolishness and ad- j

i (vising him to profit by pastexperi nee, 1 granted tbo discharge. ' Re Francis May Sifflafc.—Mr QuilE liam appeared fnr applicant', and stated j - it wa3 the c.se of a labouring man who 1 had a grett deal of sickness in his i family. Discharge granted on applicant 1 \ promising to iry and pay off out,stand-; it mg debts as ha was able, ! a Re Alfred Se'ford.—Mr Weston ap-; a psared for applicaut, a day labourer,! who was living apart from hi* wifn and j ~ family. ' j S| Order granted, applicant promising !- j to pay off what ho could, though he

* said he saw no prospect of doing so, ® Re Frederick Thomas Austin.—Mr! n Weston appeared for applicaut". Mri !- Wilson opposed the discharge on behalf' e of Mrs Tippins, !

_ jlu ropiy to jvj.r w«Bcon, applicant] d said his wages averaged 30s a week. I dI He had a wife aud an adopted child. jlf it had not beun for Mrs Tipping, & who put in a distress -varraut for £i i-118s 9d, he would have paid his creditors. e To His Honor: Borrowed the money s to fiie with, and worked it out, Had g other creditors besides Mis Tippins. ;s To Mr Wilson: His wife earned enough by sewing to keep herself and d applicant in clothaf. Had been for a i- trip to Nelson for his health. His wife d also weut aud paid the pissage monny £ for all of thism. The trip cost £7. His j j mother paid his expenses to Welling- . , ton when the Duke of York was there. | Had not put muuay on the totalisaior i- fur himstlr. 8 j To His Honor: Did not bet himself, j His wife had put money on the totalisi--1 tor at New Plymouth. Did not take a ; peony of his own earnings when ho i it; went to Ne.ls.iK. ! d j To Mr Wilson : Had acted for his ' wifa in betting with bjokmakers, but nnf, uii fcnfctt ivlrlu Rn/1

nut oq tote oadß. H.ad onered to pay . ilrs l'ippiua 5s a month, but this was ; refused. Had no offer to make. Mrs , Tippins did not advance him money to j bring his wife from Wellington. | The '0.0.A. submitted that the disi charge should not be granted unconditionally, as there was no evidence of his other creditors having pressed him, and bankrupt had spent over £8 in \ filing instead of paying off creditors. Mr Wilson submitted that discharge should bd suspended, as applicant hid made no effort to pay off his debts. His Honeur said it was not a case the Bankruptcy Court soould encourage. Applicant cauld go co Nalson and , Wellington and get work, but not , offer to pay his creditors. Tae fact of his being able to pay back over £8 1 lent for tiling proved he could, if he [ chose, pay off the debts. Ths application was adjourned for six months, his Honour cautioning 1 P ~ ■ plicant that unloss he made an effort to pay ofl his debts, the discharge would nos bo granted. It was no use appiijcant r.aking up a defiant attitude as, jif he did not make an honiwt ell'ort to

, pay, the shelter of the (Jourfc would ba j withdrawn, and tho creditors aliotved to proceed against him. The Court adjourned at 5.30 till this morsiiig.