A BANKRUPT PAWNBROKER.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 244, 8 July 1908, Page 2

A BANKRUPT PAWNBROKER.

.: f t- - 1 - A is;tniS • i: : . An . inquiry 'into the affairs ■ Ziman; . poultiy farmer, of . Lo\ypr_]Mt,n., bankrupt, was'"conducted: by the osstiaL' , As- i 'v ; '- signco (Mr. A. -Simpson) yesterday/, \ ! ono creditor, Bfr. C., B. Trimnoll:j(!B'irig,,V! Harris, and Co.}, was: present,..' was represented by Mr. Johnston. % 9 ; v;\ t * .In a written, fcanliLU[^^aid t : ■ •that he had b.ceh r carrying'on' business 5 js 'aj:.pawnbroker' aiid". second-hand clothes;|dealor)ji- •!'. in . Ingestro In "t!ib " last j" tjjplyqjV: i months the business feHoff,;ahd at/tjigjpndg, > he did not Vfiffi.cient' to- pay. tlie'iight^ ; ••• The rent was" and-he had'fp : A good deal qf. sickness in .-his'.faM&Jiaqjj;' proved very expensive, and last': J. -■ two years his wife,and. one of his('.dau||iJors|j : died. v, <lyp "•{. The unsecured creditors weiro rowjjl j lis. 4d., aiid -there was i'one; secured the Government , to : : partment, ■ to. tbe..'.anipunt-. of - £Sso..\3fh§ n as« ') ' sets totalled mostly clotbi/jg' and : jewellery;', Tho' total liabilities amounted'to -v £1276 : 1i5'..id. : J - , ,5-.v ' , "; The, principal' unsecured creditors Sera;—. '( Bing, Harris and Cq.V 4 Wellington, • lOd.; Jacob Ziman, Auckland,. £500 rr .Ka-a Ziman, Wellington, £100;i,Dr; Mackihy o is;cl- . lington, £60; Drs. Collins and Hisldp..p\vel. lington, £40 12s. 6d; - • • .g! In his. examination, ' debtor said thjt {the•£soo shown in the statement was" money „ - lent.by his fathor-in-laiv, Mr. C. B.jjQflbou,' • of Auckland,' deceased; It .was his.(wife's ! ' portion under, his will,'and at her dowi it reverted to her children. Hie :sum ' ! mentioned .'was the property, of. his* gtopdaughter under- tho same will.', The-fiusiness' 'as pawnbroker Tj-as carried on, from jlS&jTto -October of last year, when/he to' Lower Hutt,' whero he tool: up a Govqrmttent .j lease. . Most of tho- £350. received fronwthe Advances to Settlers Department washed .' to build a house thore. The c-ity'JiU&uess .! was sold' for £320. '% ; g 1 Sir. Trimnell said that his firm had been j trying ,to get a statement pf 2im«i) :^ r ac-' .; counts for twelve months, but lie liad'injmded , , * . ■ Of- ' Tho Assigneo: Ho won't avoid me." j- r ... t Bankrupt was ordered to supply .r statement of all his cash takings, from i goods sold, profits from loans, ,;j from pledges and sales of sauio,' the $t;it<y n j nieut to bo presented 1 in a !: j-