MEETING OF CREDITORS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4064, 16 March 1892, Page 2

MEETING OF CREDITORS.

Estate of Bavii iPwoy Slzoa. Before tho Inquisition.A Seyoro Esamlaation. A first meeting of creditors in the estate ofDayid Percy Dixon, labourer, bankrupt, was held in the old Courtroom, Maslerton, yesterday after* noon. About a dozen creditors were present, Mr W. B. Chennells, Deputy Official Assignee, presiding. Mr Bunny appeared for tho Assignee, and Mr Pownall represented the debtor. - The statement, whioh was read, showed the liabilities to be £44 9a 6d and the assets nil. The debtor, examined -by Mr Bunny, stated : I have been in Masterton about two years and have been married nearly three. The statement filed is a correct one. I have nothing beyond furniture of the value of £lO. I have incurred the liabilities amounting to £44 9s Gd sincolhave been in Masterton. I filed bscau.se I could not meet the demands mado upon me. Mr Bunny: Yon had nothing ; and why did you then file? Where did you get the money from ? The debtor; I gave an order on Messrs Henderson and Shu te, to Mr Pownall for£lo. Mr Bunny: This is about a quarter of your liabilities, How long have you been working for Henderson and Shute ? The Debtor: About eighteen months, off and on. Mr Bunny; Do Henderson and Shute owe you more than £10? The debtor : No. ' Mr Bunny : If you Lad called your creditors together and offered them the £lO would that not have been more honest ? The debtor: I have been pressed, Mr Bunny; By whom ? The debtor: I received several summonses. Besides, I have been told by my employers to look out tor another place. Mr Bunny: Is that why you filed? The debtor; No. . Mr Bunny; Now let us go through the items, The debtor here explained when and for what various liabilities were incurred, Mr Bunny: There is a liability of £2los to Mr M'Crae, artist. What was that for 1 Tho debtor: An oil painting, Mr Bunny; A painting of what ] Was it a photograph of yourself ? The debtor: It was. (laughter,) Mr Bunny: You need not laugh I This is no laughing matter I The debtor: I know that, I'm not laughing. Mr Bunny: When did you have your photo, tuken ? The debtor: About six months ago. Mr Bunny : How did you dare incur this liability when you owed for meat, bread and groceries ? The debtor; I cannot quite under* stand, Mr Bunny; What is. the liability to the Hitchcock Lamp Company ? Is it for a lamp! The debtor; Yes, My wife got that. Mr Bunny: But that's for yourself. Yoii say you havo been ill. The only medical liability you have down here is Mr Eton's. The dehtor: I owe the doctor a small sum. Mr Eton : I should like to point out to the Assignee that ray account is principally for luxuries. Mr Bunny: "Oh" I That's it, ij see" tricopherous" is included in tlis list. (Laughter.) The debtor: I don't remember having had it, Mr Bunny : Have you any proposal to mako to your creditors ? The debtor | I have nothing. Mr Bunny: And you file to got rid of your liabilities? The debtor: That's not it, Mr Bunny: Where are you work- 1 ing now ? Tho dobtor: For Mr Shute. Mr Bunny: How much are you getting ? The debtor; Seven shilling; a day. . Mr Bunny : Have you been in constant work ? ■ The debtor: No, Mr Hqckley ; He has been work- • ing for six months, I have Been him 1 at the mill every day, Mr Temple: He has told me he i has been in constant work, i Mr Bunny; Have you kept a record of your time? 1 The debtor: I have one here, ! The Assignee: It is not a question 1 whether he has or has not been in work, There is no money, Mr Perry j But we ought to know how long he has worked. We want to know whom we have lo deal with. Mr Bunny; Did you go to Web lington to have your photo, taken ? The debtor: No. Mr Whitt: How is it you went to ! another place to get furniture when , you owed me money, I suppose you wanted to get into other people's | ribs'} (Laughter.) Mr Eton: I might say the debtor came to me after receiving my summons, Baying he had never before been in Court and asking me not to press him. . The next 1 heard was that ho had filed, Mr Perry: 1 would like to know why the debtor did not rail bis credit tors together, The debtor: I did not know what to do. ' I went to Mr Pownall and he advised me, The Assignee: Have you any offer to make ?

The debtor: No. My creditors can have what is coming tome, Mr Bunny; Are jou now in work 1 The debtor: I am, but I have received notice that I hive 10 get another place, Mr Bunny: How much is there coming to you 1 The debtor: Twelve days at seven shillings, MrPowhalli On behalf of the debtor I m prepared to offer five shillings in the pound, Mr Bunny: The creditors ought to receive twenty, and will oppose his discharge till they get t! Mr Perry; The debtor does not appear to be very nervous (laughter.) Mr Bunny; It is a disgraceful state of things. The Assignee; Will.the creditors accept five shillings! Mr Eastbope: Tho man ought to pay the whole of bis liabilities the same as other people, There js plenty of work. Mr Pownall 1 Will you give him work at the mill? Mr Bunny; That's not it, There's plenty of work if he wants it, Mr Perry | I'll give hirq work for a few days till he pays my account (laughter), Mr tton ; So will I. Ho can saw wood for me (roars of laughter). Mr Carpenter: Can you not pay ten shillings The debtor; I may not be in work i

Mr Murray: You should have thought of this before you gotyow photo, and the Hitchcock lamp (laughter). The debtor: I am willing to pay 7s 6d in the £ if I am given time, A creditor: Oh! Mr Easthopo; I should like to know something about this £lO, Where ,is it 1 The Assignee: Mr Pownall has an order for this. Mr Pownall: If the, creditors will not accept the debtor's offer they will not get sixpence . Mr Bunny: We'll see about that. Mr Pownall: Yon cannot attach his wages. Mr Perry; It appears nowadays that alia man has to do is to go to a' lawyer Mr Bunny: And he is told to become a rogue and becomes one (laughier), • Mr Pownall: My friend ought to know|! (renewed laughter). Mi-Perry: The creditors appear to be the last thought ot in these proceedings,- I will move that the discharge be opposed until the oreditors receive ten shillings in the pound. Mr Easthope: I'll second that. Mr Murray; I move as an amend: ment that the creditors recoive twenty shillings in the pound. Mr Whitt: I second this. The amendment was then put and carried, and the' meeting adjourned Itinedie,