In Bankruptcy.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7902, 18 August 1905, Page 2

In Bankruptcy.

Re A. Catehpole, A meeting of creditors in thebankrupt estate .of A. Calchpole. of Tikorumri, was held at the office of th« Deputy Official Assignee. New Plymouth, on Thursday morning. The D.0.A.. Mr J. S. S.' Medley, presided, and eight creditors put in an appearance. The unsecured creditors were owed £152 17s 7d, the principal amounts being : 11. Catch[ioie, labourer, Cs«t : Dr. Leatham, £lO Ids ; A. Kleniier (Waitara), £5 (te (id, Hughes (WaiUira). £:> 17s. 2d : If. .101 l (Waitara), £l9 ; Sole Bros., £7 us ltd ; R. Dockrill, £i> l.s (id : A'ewton, Kin'?. £9 9s 2d ; .lenkins.'in, £7 7s> Od : and Corney, £,"> 10s. There was a bill of sale te'ld by J. C. George for £lB4. over three horses and farm implements valued at £2OO. Including this surplus to contra, account at £lf>, the assets were estimated to total £157 IHs, including stock-in-trade £l7 tos, cash in 'n«nd £9, furniture £SO, nnd property £35 3s. On this showing there was a surplus' in the estate of £.-> Is. Mr Govctt, who appeared for the bankrupt, mudo a statement explaining what the ibankrupt had made out of the farm, nndi Mr Guorgy explained with reference to the bill of sale. riankrupt, sworn, stated that Hho factory's bonus of £9 had been bunded to the D.O.A. The wages to witness' brother wero still owinj;. Hk> had paid 10 per cent, interest to Mr George. The reason he tiled was thai Mr George would 'hiave realised on the bill of sale, and he would have been unajblc then to pay the other creditors. Mr Jenk-lnson remarked that the bankruptcy i\-,as hard lines for the debtor when it was seen that ho had only made £9O for himself In two years'. Ob the motion of Mr .lenkinson, seconded' by Ttfr .1011, it was resolved that the bankrupt be permitted to retain his- furniture. It wan decided, on the 'motion of Mr Klenner, seconded by Mr Elliot, that the homes be sold by public auction at Inglewood, the yearlings at Waittira, and ithe, sundries by tender. The meeting then closed.