THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

g- 1 I MAGISTERIAL. ~ (Before Mr S. E. McCarthy S.M.} \ ' DRUXKE^CCESS. • _ Three first offenders wero each fined os, e in default -i hours' imprisonment. t> Another first offender was convicted and rt ordered to como up for sentenco when callcd 1 upon, and, at his own request, had a prohibition order issued against him. c John Matthews was convicted and disj charged for drunkenness, and lined 20s, in 1 default 7 days' imprisonment for cr.sting of- ? fon3ive matter in Hkrh sireet. 1 REMAXDED. Robert Donald Murray pleaded not stilly , to assaulting Alex. Xiven, and to tho tfcr/t of a costume-, valued at £11 lis, the property f of Mad™e Granger. ' lie was rem aided till j nest Tuesday, bail being: allowed, self in £200 and two sureties of £100 each. . , MEETING OF CREDITORS 4 , ESTATE OF A. F. P. WATSON. [ A meeting of creditors in the estato of Albert Peter F. Watson, blacksmith, of Christchurch, was held yesterday afternoon, 5 the Official Assignee presiding, r VT. J. Hunter appeared for bankrupt. , Bankrupt's statement showed liabilities , £2162 3s Id (ail duo to unsecured creditors) ; and assets JCiV'fl, leaving :i deiicieucy ot JL'l992 !)s Id. The assets- comprised- plant cetimtilod fit £70 and 65 ."hares in the Watson Spiral Standard Fcnco Co. of X.Z., Ltd., and 1 21i> shares in the Watson Spiral Standard ■ Fcnco Co.. Ltd., of Australia. The unsecured creditors were:—Xational Electrical Kngii'.eering Co. £6 lis (ki, Trade j Auxiliary Co,. i'-J 10s, F. D. Kesteven £200,Booth, Macdonald and Co. £7 lCs 3d, Jus. Sinclair, jun. £25, Chae. Ogilvio £26 19s I 10d, J. H. Kidd £17, W. M. OlLiror £60, . I'. R. Williamson £21 17s fid, John S. Fato £110, Canterbury Wire Working Co., litd. £10, • L. W. Balkind* £260, J. Whittaker £200, B. J. Fanning £3f>. J. B. Fersmsßon £150, R. T. Cowpc-r £100, Canterbury Publishing Co. £20,. D. C Wa'sou £700, M. Watson £100, 11. 1?.Bcst £21, T. Waddell £20, Duncan and Coti tcrill £10, E. Parry £23, W. J. J«nkin £25. Bankrupt's sworn statement related chiefly - to the manufacture of Watson's I'at-ent. Spiral Fetico Standard and the" formation of companies in connexion therewith. The outbreak o£ war had an injurious effect upon 1 their schemes. Subsiquently his brother on- ■ listed, and was' still at tho front, bankrupt Inking over all his right.; mid liabilities in 5 Ihc business of Wtttson Ijtos* -Ho attributed i his present position to the fact that thoy bccamo too heavily involved in the patent spiral fence standard. Mr Hunter, o:: behalf of bankrupt-,., made I an offer. Members of bamsrupt's family had , to thom about £1000, or half the amount on the list. Tho family were quito prepared to defer their claims until the other ! creditors were satisfied, provided the other creditors woro to tlio j>^°P which he was about to make, which was that ccrtain friends of bankrupt were prc- , paied to p' l -the creditors other thau members of the family Ss in the £. This amount would be ;ivai'abl<* in a Icrtnigbt's time. What assets there were in the estate, of ellipse, would revert to the people finding 1 this money. If the offer wero not acccptccl 1 ];»> creditors must re!v on what was ill the estate, which was nothing. Upon tho motion of. Mr-JI. R. Best it was decided to accept the, offer .outlined by Mr llunte;:.