AUCKLAND.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4252, 17 August 1882, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

This day,

Professor Jeron's brother was formerly agent of the Bank of New South Wales at the Thames.

A rumor is current in Auckland that it is possible some friends of Mr Larnacb's may propose him as a liquidator of Gutbrie and Larnach's. This would be a fitting sequel to the past history of the company. He was an important party connected with the birth of the companyHe has throughout its existence been a Director, and it is only fitting he should be in at the death, ignomioous though it be, and hare such further pickings of the bones left as can be legally obtained. The Auckland shareholders accuse the Directors of underhand work and concealment of facts.

Alfred Thompson, solicitor, of Christchurch, absconded to 'Frisco by the mail boat. His liabilities amount to between £19,500 and £30,000, about £9500 of which was embezzled, the balance debts. The defalcations extended over a con* siderable period. At present lam not in a position to give details of the swindles perpetrated, but an idea of his modus operandi may be obtained from the following instance, for the truth of which I can vouch;— Some time ago he receired

£ISQG for intestmenfc oa mortgageis $hich Were executors mortgages, and it was left to Thompson to pay prior mortgages off and obtain conveyances. It now appears that Thompson has not applied the money in this way, and that both the first and second mortgages are in existence!