DISTRICT COURT-This Day.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4883, 3 September 1884, Page 2

DISTRICT COURT-This Day.

(Before His Honor H. Gf. Seth Smith, District Judge.) His HoDor took his seat at 10 a.m. In Bankruptcy. In re Edwin Hadfield, of Waiorongomai.—Adjourned public examination.*— Mr Lush appeared for the bankrupt, and said his client was unable to appear, hating no funds to travel. He asked that the case be adjourned till next Court day. —This was agreed to by the Deputy Official Assignee. The question ot the legality of the transfer of a piece of land in this case was also adjourned till next Court day. In re J. W. Walker, of Thames.— Application for discharge.—Mr Lush ap* peered for the debtor.—W. Carpenter, Deputy Official Assignee, deposed that he was satisfied with the debtor's conduct, and there was no furlher need of his evidence in winding up the estate. —Discbarge granted accordingly. In re J. B. Kilian, of Waiorongomai. Public Examination.—Mr Lush appeared for the debtor, who deposed that some 18 months ago 'he was in business as a tobacconist. He was then solvent. He had a section at Waiorongomai, which he mortgaged to Mr Ehrenfried on condition that he built a hotel upon it. Witness was to fusnish the building. Mr Ehrenfried built the hotel, but it was blown down, aud in consequence he lost £200. Mr Ehrehfried then put witness into another hotel, at a rental of £3 per week. Had been in it a little over 12 months; it paid well at first, but business fell off during the miners' strike, and boarders did not pay up. About this time he was also pressed for an old debt, on account of a bill he had endorsed for a man seven years previously, and for some other debts which he thought he had settled for, but for which judgments were obtained against him. It was in consequence of this that he was forced to file his schedule. He attributed his insolvency to the strike and the general depression at To Aroha. Had he been allowed time he could have paid his creditors.—The Deputy-official Assignee expressed himself satisfied, and an order was made declaring the examination closed. In re John Phillips, of Paeroa.—Public examination.—Mr J. A. Miller appeared for the debtor, who deposed that it was through taking a farm that he was forced to file. He took the farm, near Paeroa, from J. Buchanan, on the terms that ha was to receive 30s per week and half the profits. He worked the farm to the best of his ability for about two years and nine months, but it was in a bad state when he took it, and he was unable to make -it pay. Had no liabilities when he started, they all being incurred in working the farm. His debts amounted to about £190, of which £70 was owing to Mr Buchanan.— The Deputy Official Assignee asked for ah adjournment till next Court day, .as he had not been able to examine the books, and the creditors were under the im> pression that a partnership existed be« tween Mr Buchanan and the debtor.—< Adjourned to next Court day. In re H. A. ami K. A. Plummer.—On the application of Mr J. A. Miller, the defendants were adjudicated bankrupts. In re E, Bennett, of Te Aroha.-^Mr J,

■\. Mtiler, on behalf of the Deputy' Official Assignee, asked His Honor's opinion as to the ralidity of a promise of a mortgage, for a pre-existing debt, given to John Gibbons within three months of hia bankruptcy.—After arguing the matter, his Honor said he considered" the 'promise void, and, on Mr Miller's applica* tion, agreed to note his opinion on the bankruptcy papers.

In re E. Haydon.—This was an application by the debtor, asking when his application for discharge would be heard.— His Honor appointed next Court 'day;-' This was all the business.