“CAN MAKE NO OFFER.”

Taranaki Daily News, 22 June 1922, Page 5

“CAN MAKE NO OFFER.”

BANKRUPT LABOURER’S POSITION. CREDITORS’ MEETING LAPSES. The meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of David Dobbin, labourer, Kent Rood, which was to be held yesterday, did not take place, as no creditors were present. The bankrupt, who was not represented by a solicitor, was examined under oath by the D.O.A. (Mr. J. S. S. Medley). The bankrupt’s statement showed unsecured creditors £6B 0s sd. Assets were shown as furniture in a threeroomed whare, value £5, leaving a deficiency £63 0s sd. Unsecured creditors were Alexander Hall, hotelkeeper, Fordell, £7 16s 3d: T. G. Turnbull, storekeeper, Palmerston North. £3 4s lid; R. Hannah and .Co., bootsellers, Wanganui, £1 6s 6d; Warnock’s, drapers, Wanganui, £4 5s lid; Taranaki Hospital Board, £l5 13s 6d; Medical Hall, ahemista, New Plymouth, 12s; Maxwell, Gordon and Brodie, solicitors, Wanganui, £4 Os 4d; Dr. Wall, Wanganui, 7s 6d; Dr. Anderson, Wanganui, 7s; Armstrong and Craig, solicitors, and Cassidy and North, auctioneers. both of Wanganui, £25; Wanganui Hospital Board, £3 6s 6d; Harestone, farmer, Egmont Village, £2; total, £6B Os sd.

! Examined under oath by the D.0.A., I bankrupt said: ‘1 am a married man [ with two children, living at the hydroelectric works, where I am employed. I I get £5 15s a week when working full time in the tunnel, but there is a good deal of lost time. I live in a threel roomed whare. Nearly all my debts, excepting the hospital bill, were incurr- . ed at Fordell before I came to New Ply* mouth. Since coming here I have been paying off some of my debts as fast as I could, but the creditors were pushing m? and I was obliged to file. I was in work at Fordell, but I was just married at the time and had not much money. I got into debt through sickness, while a lia-by was born about that time. I have never since been able to get out of debt. My wife Jias no money. I have no other assets besides that disclosed in my statement. If my creditors had been willing to give me time I would have paid them all off, provided of course I had constant work and bad kept my health. Now I can make no offer. Another babv was born last Saturday, and this will necessitate more expenditure.”

No further action was taken at this stage.