"THE SINS OF THE FATHER"

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 28 August 1907, Page 2

"THE SINS OF THE FATHER"

1 0 Per Press Association. Auckland, August 27. Alhvd Miclielly, accountant, formerly .. In tho employ of Wingate and Co., ana now serving a sentence of four year o . the embezzlement of £4OOO, the moneys of Mb former employers, was examined in bankruptcy to-day. Bankrupt admitted that in 1908 his books showed a surplus of £3855, and that he had been in receipt of a salary of £250 since. As he did not satisfactorily account, fov the loss of this money, the Officio. Assi„.«,c said he would adjouhl in order to make further enquiries. . , Mr Lundon, who appeared for tlie vaas young children of the bankrupt, maae a suggestion that as ffie creditors were not. , likely to get more than £IOO out of the estate, and that as the sum would no*, give a dividend of more than a lew pence, the creditors might let the assets be used for the benefit of the three, littie ones, one of whom was but a baoy. The children were at present being tak: en care ofj and had been provided but the difficulty was-fco find anyone to take the others A coitvent,was prepared to take one of them lor » year. The mother of the children j would do all in her power to towards the maintenance of the children. As soon as Mr Lundon had finished rneaking, a creditor rose and left th» . ineeting. There was a alight pause, and then Mr McCallum, one of the ered- , itors, suggested that consideration of Mr Lumsden's suggestions should stand , I over. V", , This was agreed to. -