IN BANKRUPTCY.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3369, 9 October 1879, Page 3

IN BANKRUPTCY.

BE W. SCUKEAH.

Mr Miller applied for the bankrupt's final discharge. The bankrupt on being examined deposed that he had given up all his property. The trustee's report stated that the liabilities wero £80, assets nil. There was no opposition. Order of discharge granted.

KB A. J. BUCKLEY.

Mr Miller applied for the discharge of the bankrupt. Bankrupt deposed that he had given up all his property. The trustee's report stated that the liabilities amounted to £172, assets £128, of which only £20 had been realised. There was no opposition. Discharge granted. * BE A. G. 83IITH.

J^ Mr Miller applied for the discharge of v" clxe bankrupt. Bankrupt deposed he had given up all his property. The trustee's report stated that the liabilities amounted to £184, and assets £100 book debts. No opposition. Discharge granted.

BE BENJAMIN GEEENWOOD. Mr Brassey applied for the discharge of the bankrupt. Bankrupt deposed that he had given up all his property. The trustee's report stated that the liabilities amounted to £921, assets to £1050, of which not more than one third would be realised. He expected the estate would pay a fair dividend. The bankrupt had a very careless way of keeping his books, Discharge granted. BE W. J. ADLA3I. Mr Miller applied for the discharge of the bankrupt. The bankrupt deposed he had given up all his property. The trustee's report stated that the liabilities amounted to £462, and ths assets nil. So objection. Discharge granted. BE J. H. JEFKEBSON. Mr Miller applied for the discharge of the bankrupt. Mr Brassey appeared for an opposing creaditor —Mr Wayte. , Mr Miller stated that the creditor; referred to had not proved his debt;. He j held certain securities for the debt. j

Mr Brassey stated that the trustee had informed him that the creditor had proved his debt.

The trustee's report stated that the assets amounted to £426 and liabilities to £675 19s 3d. He had a difficulty in gefctiDg information from bankrupt and his wife.. Bankrupt had nofc accounted for the deficiency.

Mr Brassey stated the grounds of his objection were that he had nofc discovered the true state of his affairs to the trustee. That he had been obtaining credit when he knew he was insolvent, and that he had kept no proper books of account. The bankrupt, on being examined by Mr Brassey, deposed that 18 months' ago lie took the business over from Mr Wayte and with an old debt and the price of the stock he took over, made his liability to Wayte £606. He had given all his books to the trustee. Wayte never sent him any statement of his liabilities. He began to fall back in August last year, when Mr Wayte injured his business by refusing to send him goods, or give him any information. (Witness went at length through his accounts.) Order of discharge granted. The Clerk of the Court brought to His HonorVhotice the fact that Mr Macffarlane, the Creditors' Trustee, had, on being applied to, refused payment of certain charges, in respect of which, the Clerk of ths Court, had by law a lien on the estate of the debtor. He requested that this difference of opinion between himself and tho Creditors' Trustee might be settled by the Court. The Court, on reference to the Act, declined to interfere, stating that the Clerk of the Court, in this instance, was judge in his own case, and would, of eoui'sd, decide in his own favor. .

W. DEBBIE V. E. H. POWEB. Claim, £57 10a; mortgage, interest, etc. Mr Miller for plaintiff, and Mr Brassey for defendant. Plaintiff proved tliedebt. Judgment for plaintiff and £4 10s costs. 3. THOBPE V. EIHITOTO MATAIA. Claim, £100, amount of order and interest. Mr Miller for plaintiff, and Mr Brassey for defendant. , The plaintiff deposed that defendant gaTO him the order produced, which he presented to Mr Maekay, but he declined to pay it. He claimed interest on the amount; of the order at eight per cent. The order amounted to £71, but ho abandoned all the interest that made the total sum over £100. He denied that the sum defendant had- borrowed had ever batfa paid. She was of age when she signed, and knew what she was about. About the same time her brother Honi Mataia died, and she succeeded to his land. This person owed witness moneyj and he told defendant that as she had come in for her brother's lands, she should pay his debts, and she paid several debts on her brother's account. She never repudiated the order. He was certain she was of age when she signed the order. la 1863 she was a girl of 14, and was offered to him in marriage.

A...J. Thorpe gave corroborative evidence. Affer hearing the evidence of defendant, "Wickliffe, and Nicholls for the defence, His Honor gave judgement for plaintiff with costs. Court adjourned. „