INSOLVENT TAILORS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7726, 31 January 1905, Page 2

INSOLVENT TAILORS.

WSAPFEAHAKCE op THE BANKHIPTS. (Per Press Association.) WICLLINOTOX, Jun. 80. At a meeting of creditors in the estate of. Adolph and Frederick SfeOuinn. formerly tailorN, of Wellington, held to-day, the assignee said there was nothing in the estate. Ilankrupl's bank book showed a crodit balance of 5s (id. it was understood that the bankrupts had audi denly gone from Wei ling ton to .Napier, and they were ulluged to hay* taken certain goods with them. Inquiry there failed to reveal any trace ol them. They were also sought in Auckland, but again without result . Their oi>en accounts show £IBB and bills payable in February and March £358, altogether soiho £SOO. "It is a very undesirable thing to ullowlhese ]M!U|»|u to gu," rciuarkeit the Olllciul Assignee. 'This in the second cuse of this kind, and If this sort of thing goes on it will by very serious.' 1 Soirfe comment. « a s made Kwarding the delay which liad token place in declaring them bankrupt». and the Olllciul Assignee suM If the Judge hud been here he might have acted more quickly than the lteßistrar did. An opinion was expressed that the (iovcrnment should appoint some one to act in place of the Judges during holktayx in emergencies of this kind. It was decided to offer a tvward for the discovery of the carrier who removed the goods. The meeting then adjourned.