NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 165, 6 April 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

tBT TELEGRAPH—PEESS ASSOCIATION./ t A BANKRUPT'S AFFAIRS. TROUBLES OF A COUNTRY DOCTOR. ■Auckland, April 4. Thcodor Enlctsbcrger, : bankrupt, withi whom his creditors expressed sympathy, on account of severe illness, states: —. "I came tc New Zealand in January ( 1906, and went into farming at Matamata with one Frederick Lang. I had £290 when I arrived. I lost my money at farming. I started as a doctor on May 1, 1906. I had then £90 left. I had- mado arrangement with the Matamata settlers that they should guarantee £120 per year. There wore 80 subscribers at 30s. each. The subscribers were to get medical, attention at half rates. I bought drugs and instruments, and' built a house. I arranged with Mr. Abbot, storekeeper, of Matamata, to supply me with building material. I was to give him a mortgage for £200 when the house was ready. The amount of the guarantee was to be paid to me on September 1, 1906, and in anticipation of receiving this money I incurred certain debts, and was disappointed by not receiving the guarantee money at the right time. _ I gave tho collecting of the guarantee money to Mr. Abbot. I believe he collected £71. Subsequently ' I collected about £30 more, and there is still some owing. Mr. Abbot retained the £71, as the £200 mortgage was insufficient to satisfy his claim. I expected that tho guarantee would be a continuous one, and that I should receive the same amount (£120) every year, but only a few of the subscribers would pay after the first year. I expected to make £300 a yeai in fees beyond the yearly guarantee. Ihav< been disappointed in not getting the guarantee fee after the first year, and in th< outside fees being less than the £300. 1 attribute mv position to "the failure of the guarantee, as stated, and to the insufficiency of tho outside fees. I consider, however, that my assets are sufficient to pay my debts, unless they are sacrificed by , a forced realisation. I was compelled to .incur heavy expenses when I went into practice, and to go into debt for necessaries, such as a buggy, : horses, he-use, and furniture. I have not been, able up to the present time to liquidator the ■ claims against 'm'o. Given time, I-am satisfied that I should have been able to pay all claims. I have had considerable expense from illness. Last year I was laid up from Easter till after the middle of June,; and I ■ have been also partially incapacitated by? a weak heart. Owing to 1 , a dislocated shoulder, - I was incapacitated throughout the whole or ,

»; August last from outside practice by being, y unable to ride. In . February last T was ill' J for three weeks. I have always lived econbf mically and carefully." The bankrupt sets down his liabilities at g £363 2s. 9d., and his assets at £485 195., in- [ eluding suiplus from securities £288 165., and book debts £100. The .claims 1 of . secured. ; creditors amount to.'£2ll*' 4s. : • The next meeting of creditors,will be held ~ at Hamilton on April 9. " ' • ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MURDER. ■ Christchurch,, April 5. i Frederick Hall, who shot and wounded. 1 Alexander James Muir at Lyttelton on • March 7, was brought up on remand at the . Lyttelton Police Court this morning, and i was charged with attempted murder. ; ■ > On the application of the police, who r stated that Muir wa's still unable\to appear, , accused was further remanded for eight . days. ' : ■ r Muir is stated to bo progressing fa«t>ur- . ably, but it is not possible yet to say when- , lie will be able to appear in-tho witness-box, ! CHARGE OF THEFT. Dunedin, April 5. : George Conroy, who is alleged to have 1 absconded from Burnham Industrial School ' about two months ago; was arrested here . to-day, on a'charge of theft, at Balclutha; , of wearing apparel valued at £6 ,10s. - ALLEGED MALICIOUS WOUNDING OF < . | , . 'ANIMALS. - ' '. ' ' Timaru", April 4. A middle-aged man was . brought in ;by tho' polico'this morning .from twenty, miles upcountry, on a charge of maliciously shooting a horse and wounding three others.V He was remanded until Thursday next.- Accused, is a farmer,' living by. himself at Hazelburn. ■: TWO-UP." -. V Christchurch, April 4. Four men arrested at a "two-up school at Islington on March 31, were brought before Mr. Daj, S.M., to-day. Andrew Miller, Charles Waters, and Mathew Walters were' each fined 405., and the case against Fritz . Sutherland was dismissed. Inspector Dwyer said.the school had boen .in existence! at Islington for two years and "two-up" was rife there. 1 \ • WOMEN'S POWER TO ATTACH WAGES, i - Dunedin,.April 4. / In reply to a deputation from the Society' for, the Protection'of Women and Children, the Premier said legislation was, in preparation for next session, with a view; to effecting a reform whereby proceedings could be'taken on behalf of women who were, at present afraid to proceed themselves for'the attachment of wages. He-agreed that the definition of wages under the Destitute Person* Act rcqiiired enlargement. NELSON DRAINAGE-ENGINEERS ; ■ : • . DIFFER. . " - , ' Nelson, -April 4. At last night's meeting of.the City, Council, Mr. Mestaycr, consulting engineer for drainage, wrote complaining of deviation from' the specifications in the carrying out of work by, the .city drainage engineer, Mr. Atcheson . Smith, and offering to relieve tho Council of. its contract with him, if it saw fit, but expressing willingness/to continue as consulting engineer, if "desired. . i Air. Mestaycr repudiated all responsibility : for the evils which might result from neglect to enforce the safeguards he had provided, which wero equally nccessary. whether tha - work,was done by contract or by day labour. His principal objections are the alleged omis- \ sion of tho smoke.test in the laying of mains,. covering of sewers 1 before, forty-eight, hours after comenting, and' the substitution of cement for brick-work in tho ejector stations. The Council resolved! to write to Mr. Mestayer to the effect thatnf lie desired, to termiiiato'his engagement'-ho-could do so, sub-: ject to arrangements being made that art satisfactory to the Council. '\. r .... _. ' An amendment to engage Mr.^Bush, engineer to tho Auckland City-Council,' to report on the progress of the drainage work, was lost by 7 to 3. ■ , '•'':• PUBLIC-SPIRITED GENEROSITY., Nelson, April Miss and Mr. Marsden lia'ye presented Stoke, a suburb of Nelson, with the means to purchase four and a'-half acres as a recreation reserve. ■ ; THE MILK TEST. Napier, 4/ At a largely-attended meeting . tha; Napier Dairymen's Association, it I ,','was de- . cidcd to strongly protest against tho proposals of the Department of Agriculture toraiSe' the milk test from 3 to 3.25. ''' '■' ; RAIN AT CHRISTCHURCH. ''hy ; 1 Christchurch,'April-5. Heavy rain commenced to fall early this : morning, and continued steadily for most of the day. .- .