IN BANKRUPTCY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 181, 1 August 1892, Page 4

IN BANKRUPTCY.

DEBTORS' STATEMENTS

Alexander Smith Noddeb, bankrupt, mado tho following sworn statement to the Official Assignee in Bankruptcy (Mr John Lawson) this morning : — "lama Sheffield mechanic, and camo to this colony as a widower with six children in 1885. I had no capital. I was an assisted emigrant. My brother, who had been many years in the colony, started me in a shop in Victoria-streeb shortly alter my ariival, and-l have carried on a small drapery and fancy goods business in dillerenb shops in Auckland ever since. From the tii sb I have never cleared sufficiently to do moro than pay rent, and latterly I have not done that. My rent is now about eighteen months in arrears. I have only been able to keep gong by the a?sistance of my family. I have frequently endeavoured to or-tain employment, but withoub success. No furniture or obher property has been removed from my premises, excepting one box belonging to my youngesbdaughter, andcontainingoniy her personal belongings. About four years ago a brother in Sheffield sent me some sieves and augers for sale on his account. I have about 15 sieves and 6 dozen augers still unsold. They are my brother's property. I have disclosed all that I possess, and am entirely without means, and dependent on my children for support. " 'H. R. HICKTON'S STATEMENT. Harold Robinson Hickton, bankrupt, made bhe following sworn statement before the Official Assignee this afternoon. I am a native of this colony, and am 30 years of age. I had been employed in various situations until March, 1890, when I acquired the lease of an hotel at the Thames for five years. On the strength of this, an Auckland firm supplied mo with the means of starting in that business, on condition of dealing with thorn exclusively. In July, 1880, I became involved in legal proceedings on a charge of Sunday trading, and the result compelled me to give up the hotel business. About £30 of my present indebtedness arises out of that business. I shortly afterwardsremoved bo Huntly where I have since worked as a coalminer, excepting aboub 3 months (February to April last), when I made an attempt "to establish a butchering business at Huntly, but without success. Over twelve months ago I meb with an accident ih the mine and had to

be taken to the Hamilton Hospital for treatment. The Hospital authorities have sued and . got judgment against me for this, and a Thames creditor having also got judgment and levied execution, I decided to file. My only asset is my furniture, which is nob worth morethan £10, and my wages do not average more than 30s per week. I have a wife and five children to support.