SUPREME COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 43, 19 February 1894, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

THIS DAY.

IN BANKRUPTCY.

(Before His Honor Mr Justice Conolly.y Alex. Heaney's Bankruptcy; — Mr J* Russell applied that the bankruptcy of Alex. Heaney should be' declared closed, under the Bankruptcy Acts of iS92. He contended that the bankrupt/ had been sufficiently examined—Mr Hugh Campbell, for the Official Assignee, opposed the application on the grounds that the examination of the bankrupt had so far proved unsatisfactory, and thab'ib.was not yet complete. The principal ground on which be opposed the application was in connection with certain property ait Lichfield. In the course of examination before the Official Assignee, the bankrupt) had stated that the property in question * had formely been registered in the name of the bankrupt, bat that it was subsequently transferred to another person, named W. A. Heaney. The bankrupt stated that the VV. A. Heaney in question was his brother and that he had a run about 30 miles from Gisborne. The Official Assignee bad been making enquiries in the Poverty Bay district as to the existence of this brother, and was still making enquiries, bub so far he could not discover any person of the name there. The only person, he could discover of this name was W. A. Heaney, a son of the bankrujpfc, a lad of about 21 years of age. In other1 respects the bankrupt's examination had been unsatisfactory and he tbereforo opposed the application made by Mr Russell. John Lawson, Official Assignee, deposed that he had made careful inquiries, bub could not ascertain the existence of any such person excepting a- son of the bankrupt, v young man named W. A. Heaney. The Deputy-Official Assignee at Gisborne had also made careful inquiries, and found that no such name^ppeared on the Poverty Bay electoral roll, nor could he ascertain tbab any such person as that referred to by the debtor existed. The bankrupt bad stated that ho had not seen his brother for 14 years. Witness did nob see the bankrupt's son himself. The debtor had stated that his son had been on his uncle's station. Witness could nob hear anything of any such station. U c was still making inquiries into the matter of the existence of the brother.—Mr Russell contended that there bad been unnecessary and cruel delay in this matter, and thab there wae no ground for withholding the order asked for.—His Honor said that he would not dismiss the motion, nor would he grant it. The matter would have to stand over till the next Bitting in bankruptcy, which would probably be on Monday, March 12th.—An application that an order of discharge be granted to Alex. Heaney was also adjourned till next sittings in bankruptcy.

Orders of Discharge.—Orders of discharge were granted to John Oscar Saunder?, Abraham.Bronlund, and Alfred Long, bankrupts.—Mr Parr applied for an order of discharge in the case of George James Smith, bankrupt.—The matter was adjourned till next bankruptcy sitting.