James Whistox. — A meeting of creditors in the estate of James Whiston, convened for 11 a.m. yesterday, lapsed for want of a quorum. The •»,» -atatemout of the. debtor is as I have been employed in thesawmilUabout #nv° Vf « d i aS *- Q *? bourer f ° r t«e last 26 yeai"! lor the last three years work has bee. scarce, and for two years pa*tl have notaver aged more than three days a-week. mean ing, m money, about 21s a-week. 1 have a ! wife and rivo chddren under thirteen years of age to support, and have been petting into arrears for household necessarie» for a long time back, the money I earned not being sufficient for our support. Latterly the creditors have been pressing me, and, nob seeing any prospect of times mending, I filed to avoid being sent to gaol. I have nothing whatever but about £12 worth of furniture, and owe £54 Is 6d." George Henry Powley.— A meeting of creditors in this estate, convened for 2.30 yesterday, lapsed for want of a quorum.
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Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 167, 17 July 1888, Page 7
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