ANKRUPTCY COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3553, 4 July 1890, Page 2

ANKRUPTCY COURT.

MASTERTON-THURSDAY.

(Before-His- Honor District Judge 'Robinson.) • IN RE JOSEPH AND EMMA INGLEY. The publii examination of Joseph fngley, bankrupt, was continued'- by Mr Bunny, who-appeared for the Official Assignee. Mr Beard was present on behalf of the debtor.

Joseph Ingley, sworn, stated that . he purchased the property of Price beforo his last bankruptcy*, Tho deed was taken in his wife's name. The property wastaken in part payment for sawmill plant, and was subsequently mortgaged to L. Smith for £BOO. Had purchased a piano, from Mr F. H. Wood three or four , years ago, for which lie gave a pro- ■ missory note, endorsed by his wife, for something like £BO. .The piano was now in the possession of his wife at Shannon. Badnot filed on his own petition. Was.now travelling agent for the" Ooeanio Publishing Co,", and his wife was living with his son at Shannon. Had'not obtainedjany sum of money from Mr Wood on the strength of having property at Shannon. .Received £IOO from Mr Wood some time since, whioh had been settled by .bills, With this £IOO he bought stock. A property was bought' by his father-in-law from O. Kempton, whioh was mortgaged to Mitohell'for £SOO, and was mortgaged a second time to Kempton. . The sale was arranged by him, but he did not know what was given for it. Tlios. Benton was one of his creditors, Got an accommodation bill.froin Benton, which was accepted by Mr Wood. 'Tiiera were two bailments from Emma Ingley to Geo, King, Had negociated the sales for King. Sold Borne of the property to his brother, and some to one Loasby. Made the sales for King to get rid of responsibility as'regards rent. King was paid most of the rent for bailments. Property was also sold to Nix and Hooker to satisfy these '. rents, Might have taken iour loads of furniture to Shannon. During the past four or, five years bad a good deal of interest in properties. | As a matter of fact, however, the 1 business done was in the name of his wife. Ho could giye no further explanation than he had given at 1 last sitting. By Mr Beard: Had' settled the '< £IOO borrowed from Mr Wood. Had \ not paid a penny in removing piano : to Shannon. His family was taken ' to Shannon by money of his son, a 1 little saving of his own, and £5 he 1 borrowed from a friend in Carterton. 1 By Mr Bunny: Had received 1 about £lO from the New York Life ! for the three months since ho had filed. For two months past ho had been travelling for the Oceanic ' Publishing Co,, and was receiving ! £2los per week advance on commission.

This completed the examination. Regarding Emma Jngley it was explained by Mr Beard that through accident she was unable to attend.

Mr Bunny stated that it was a most extraordinary thiug that Mrs Ingley had never appeared to be oxamined.

Mr Ingley stated that his wife, who wbb Bubjeck to bysterioal fits, had fallen down with a kettle of boiling wator and had been severely scalded.

The Court accepted this as an exouso for non-attendance, and it was decided that Mrs Ingley be examined oq the 25th mst.

Mr Bunny iutimated that he was not prepared to proceed with tho charges formulated agiinst lugley until after the examination of Emma lugley. -.

Is RB SAMBEI, HoUNSIiOW. The report of the Official Assignei on the banuruptoy of Sam'ue Hounslow was read,

The public examination of the debtor then took place, Mr Bunny ! appearing for the Official Assignee, aud Mr Skipper for the bankrupt. Samuel Hounslow, sworn, seated that he was a contractor, and filed on May 17th, 1890. The statement he produced to ■ the ■ Official Assignee showed his liabilities to be £23718s Od and assets £7B. The liabilities consisted in » number of accounts owing to unsecured oreditors. These debts were incurred within the last two or three years. Had incurred debts to nine laborers, who were working on his contract since Ohristmas. Recently had a contract, from the Eketahuna Road Board for £7B. The' account of £B2 to Bottomly, at Pahiatua, was inourred partly since ho had been on tho contract. Other debts in Pahiatua were incurred two or tbreo years ago. Had been living on a hundred acre section at Pahiatua for some time. Had, however, been off it for about twelve months. The property belonged to his mother,.although lie spoke of it to tradesmen as his own. Put up a house on the property and lived in it for about six months. Did not pay rates and taxes for the property. Gave Mr Brigga authority to soil the place, but firiggs knew tho property belonged to his mother, j Was offered £250 once by Mr Jregory for the property, and told bim it was his own. It was not on the strength of his having this property that he was givon oiedit. He procured credit because he had various jobs. A number of the debts w.ere not inourred by him. Had no other property than that set down in the statement. Proposed to pay the wages mon when ho could. Had follod some of the bush on tho property of his mother, but had expended no money, It waa the intention of his mother to give him the property, whioh he valued now at £4OO. The land was very good, and there was a road leading to it. It was now let by his mother at £l2 a year for fourteen years.. His mother was not now willing tooarry out the former arrangement to give him the land. He had* therefore, nothing to make an offer to bis creditors with. Was not prepared to make an offer to meet J his liabilities.

By Mr Skipper: WIM ho led tradesmen to believe that the-pro-potty was his, he' was under the impression that it would eventually be bo. Since then his mother had turned against him, Hewastryiug to sell the land on behalf of his mother. Very little debt hi i bseji incurred with respect to this property. Ho had got ; into debt as a contractor for bußhfelling and roadmakin?. The reason he filed was to pay the laborers, as Moller and Jensen, who had obtained judgment against him, were endeavoring to lay their hurts' on the £7B owing- by the Eketahuna Road Board,/' By the Bench: Was let in forMi by: one Dixon, from whom he got a aub-contrnot. : V The Bench having questioned i bankrupt at some length, the examinatioa waif declared, oJqs4 ■.'

: ' APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE. The application of Edwin King for.; his discharge ms granted. OiOSING OF BAKKRUMOIE3, ' The bankruptcies of R. S. Mo- \p Donald, B. G. Crosbie, Alex. Grigg, ■$ \. Eli Casolberg, Jainoa O'Brien, W. T/. H. Morris, Frank Thompson, Edgar ■■;'. Mason, and David Dixon Were de- - • ■'• clnred closed,,and the bankrupts .' ordered to come up for their discharge atthe sittings of the Court to. be holden on September 25. '*">-■ :