BANKRUPTCY BUSINESS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4072, 25 March 1892, Page 3

BANKRUPTCY BUSINESS.

MABTBRTOMHIB DAY,' The Bankruptcy Court opened noon to-day bofoi'e his Honor Distl'i Judgo Kobinson. MrAcbcson applied for the di charge of Joseph and Emum ingle] Mrs Ingley was unable to atter owing to illness. Mr Bunny, on behalf of the Officii Assigns (Mr W. B. Chennr-lls), sai that no notice had been given that tl discharge would be asked for at Hi sittting. Tho creditors and ll Official Assignee hud >iot had an o| portunity of examining Mrs Emm Ingley, and thus getting at the hottoi of certain matters, and he shoul therefore request that tho applicatio be left over until the next sitting < the Court, His Honor said that the way h understood the matter was that Mr Ingliy had been called upon for publi examination and ibis examinatioi had been adjourned fioin time to lime The matter had been standing abou two years, Mr.Achi'Swi pointed out that tit £ pnblicex»mination was declared clow 4 in Dec. 1800. Mr Acbeson argiltdatBlaring that m tho present Assignei was not in office at the time tin Ingleys were adjudicated bankrupt In did not know much about the case Why the application should In opposed unless somo of the credilon had prompted the Assignee he dit not know, and if so tho creditor; should have toon present. Mr Bunny maintained that prnpei notice should havo been given to tin creditors and tho Assignee, Tht Court had fron. time to time adjourned the matter simply becanst Mrs Jnt'ly *m not able to attend, Doubtless His Honor had torgotten many of the points in connection with this case, and he maintained that the discharge should not be granted without the careful -consideration of the Court. His Honor pointed out that if a case were adjourned sine die one party could not bring a case up again with-, . outthe other party being duly informed, If it were simply an adjournment, then the case would be properly before ihe Court, Mr Acheson submitted that tho case wasßiill bofore the Court, His Honor said the only way out of the difficulty was for him to appoint a day. He should he present on May 11th to give a decision in another matter and would adjourn this case until that date, and require the bankrupt to give notice by postcard to all creditors. At this stago the Court adjourned until two o'clock.