DISTRICT COURT-This Day.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4912, 7 October 1884, Page 3

DISTRICT COURT-This Day.

(Before His Honor H. G. Seth Smith, District Judge.) In re Canterbury G.M.Co. (Te Aroha')'. Mr Lush applied for an order winding up this company, but an irregularity being found irf the papers, the application was adjourned for a month. In re Eobson G.M.Co. (Tbames).~A similar application was made in this case by Mr Lush; that gentleman's office,, and the 21st inst., at 4 p in., were fixed as the place and time for a general meeting of creditors to be held. In Bankruptcy. Re Henry and Bobert Plummer, of Waiomo, debtors; public examination. — Mr Miller appeared for the Official Assignee.—Eobert Armstrong Pluoamer de- , posed that the liabilities in the. estate amounted to £320, and the assets to £150. He and his brother started business as bush contractors, &c, at Waiomo; they lost five out of a team of six bullocks by death, and also lost a considerable sum by some contracts, which they took at too j low a figure. This was in May, 1883, and through the loss of the bullocks and sickness they had had a good deal of slack time. They both had wives and families to keep. They had given up all available property to the Assignee.—Henry Plummer gave corroborative testimony,—The Official Assignee expressed satisfaction at the debtors' statements. His Worship declared the examination closed, and appointed next Court day as the time when an application for discharge could be made. In re Edwin Hadfield, Waiorongomai; adjourned public examination. —Mr Lush appeared for the debtor, and slated that he could not explain bis client's absence, except on the ground that he had no money to pay his expenses down. He asked that a sufficient sum be deducted from - the estate to pay the debtor's expenses from Te Aroba here. Ho could not exactly say whether the Act allowed the adoption of such a course, but he believed.the practice was in vogue elsewhere, &nd unless some provision of the kind was made things would remain at a deadlock. —After some discussion the re examination was adjourned for a month. In re John Phillips, of Paeroa, farmer, adjourned pwblic examination.—The Deputy Assignee examined the debtor, who, upon being sworn, stated that by an unsigned agreement it was provided that bis farm implements and stock should become the property of John Buchanan, and his consent was required before the pro* duce was sold, aDd the proceeds were placed to bis credit. The debtor was to have a free house, and the half of any profits that would be made ; there was no mention made of his bearing any portion of the losses; whether there were pronts cr not he was to get thirty shillings per week —His Worship declared the examination closed, and fixed next Court day as the tune when an application for.duoharge jnjght. be made.