BANKRUPTCY COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4144, 22 June 1892, Page 3

BANKRUPTCY COURT.

PBTERTON-WEMESDAY. (Beforo His Honor District Judge Bobinson). ' DISCHARGES UNOPPOSED. TneApulicationsofTuomasCarßWoll, Edwin Holt,Georgo Hay ward, George Townsend, W.J, Hodges and T.'J, James, for their discharge from bankruptcy, were granted, there being no Opposition, BANKRUPIOIES CLOSED, The bankruptcies of the following persons were deolured closed:- -W, M'Partland, Carterton; D, P. Dixon, Masterton; Smith Bros,, Eketahuua; W, A. Uowse, Jiketnhuna; J. 0. Petersen, Carterton; J.P. Schofield, Masterton; E. M,Turner, Gladstone. The next sitting of the Court was appointed as the day for receiving applications for the discharge of these bankrupts, IX RE JOSEPH AND EMMUNGLKY, The application of Joseph and Emma ingley for their discharge from bankruptcy was supported by Mr Achesoii and opposed by Mr Bunny (for the Official Assignee), and Mr H. titration-Izard (for certain creditors), Mr Bunny stated that he proposed calling tho attention of His Honor to tho facts connected with the bankruptcy.

Mr Acheßon stated that the proper course was for the Assignee to ezamiue tho bankrupt. The Court could then be 'iddicssi'd bv counsel.

Mr Bunny sa<d that as solicitor for ihe Assignee he had every right to refer to the bankruptcy, His Honor upheld Mr Bunny in his contention.

Mr Bunny, proceeding,, stated that tbo bankrupt's statement showed a defictCHcy of £912, From die Assignee's report he found that Josoph Ingley bad started bnsineaa when still an undischarged bankrupted hud kept no liooks. Mis wife was supposed to be a partner wiib him in bis business, and yet she could not be procured for examination. It appeared that Joseph Ingley himself was nuplyi ing for a discharge. He (M r Bunny) maintained that it was not competent for bim to apply for his discharge

until his wife had been before the Court, the bankruptcy being a joint one, The report of the Assignee showed that the business of the bank-, rupt had been carried on by means of fictitious paper, The bankrupt drew bills and his wife endorsed them, and vice vim until they were brought up standing in the Bankruptcy Court. Tbo conduct of the bankrupt was disgraceful to a degree, and if a discharge was granted at all it should be a conditional one, Ho would ask that the application be absolutely refused, The Assignee bad been put to endless trouble and worry in the estate, the Court had been occupied for hours at a time with the case, and the bankrupt had not contributed a shilling towards the cost of the investigation, MrAcheson: That accounts lor tho opposition, Mr Bunny; I maintain that if ever there was a bankruptcy in which the application for a discbarge was properl) opposed this is one, After Mr Bunny had commented at cousiderablo length upon tbe conduct of the bankrupt before and after his bankruptcy, Joseph Ingley was put in the box and severely "cross-ex-amined by Mr Izard, He denied' being possessed of any property, and stated he was living on small commissions made. He admitted, however, having received £1)0 for the lease of a property from one person to another. Having no property he was not prepared to make an offer to his creditors, (Left Sitting,)