BUSINESS DISHONESTY

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 114, 8 February 1937, Page 13

BUSINESS DISHONESTY

Prison to Mark Court’s Disapprobation

BANKRUPTCY ACT BREACH Dominion Special Service. Palmerston North, February 7. Fourteen days’ imprisonment with hard labour, stated by his Honour, Mr. Justice Ostler, to be a mark of the courts disapprobation of his commercial dishonesty, was imposed on Frederick John Duckworth, builder, in the Supreme Court yesterday, for making a material omission in a statement to the deputy-official assignee of his interest in a motor-car. His Honour said he had inspected the records and minutes and it did not seem a creditable bankruptcy. There were £llOO worth of debts and hardly any assets. There was no doubt Duckworth deliberately endeavoured to defraud his creditors. It was true he did not succeed, but it was not for the want of trying. It was as bad as attempting to steal: there was the same fraudulent attempt. Martin had been in custody nearly a week, so would have only little more than a week to serve to complete the court’s sentence. Mr. G. I. McGregor, for Duckworth, said the manager of the company which was the largest creditor had authorised him to say that in ten years’ dealings he had always found Duckworth straightforward and honest. Duckworth, counsel continued, bad four years’ active service, and for nine months was a prisoner of war in Germany, in which time he suffered considerably. His failure started when he lost £5OO on a reconstruction job near Palmerston North.

FATAL INJURIES

Palmerston North Man

Palmerston North, February 7.

Following his severe injury in a spectacular motor-car accident at Palmerston North on Wednesday, when a car driven bv Robert George Leydon, salesman, le Kuiti, mounted the footpath in Mam Street East and knocked him down, Mr. William Sykes, an elderly man, until a few months ago resident at Eketahuna, but later of Broadway Avenue, 1 almerston North, died yesterday in the 1 aimerston North public hospital.

MAORI INJURED

Motor-cycle Collides With Car Wanganui, February 7. Suffering from abdominal injuries, received after his motor-cycle struck an approaching ear, Martin Mika, a /Maori, aged 23 years, was admitted to the Wanganui Hospital this evening. His condition is reported as satisfactory. The accident occurred on the mam road near Makirikiri, -when Mika and three or four other motor-cyclists were out tor a ride. Seeing a car approaching, the leadii\- cyclist braked, raising a considerable amount of dust. This evidently blinded Mika, whose cycle struck the right-hand mudguard of the car. He was brought to Wanganui by the Free Ambulance. A pillion-rider on Mikas machine escaped, without injury.

LIVE STOCK MARKET

Gisborne Ewe Fair

Dominion Special Service.

Gisborne, February 7. At the fsecond Gisborne ewe fair there was a record entry of 40,700. the extra pens accommodating JV.UUV erected, the holding capacity was severely taxed, and Si hours’ continuous selling completed the offering. Buyers operated from Wanganui, Marton, Daunevirke, Hawke’s Bay and Bay of Plenty, while there was the largest attendance of the public ever recorded at a local sheep sale. Many well-known station lines were offering. Compared with recent values, two-tooths were easier, with other ages firm. Two-tooths up to 38/- and 39/-, good lines generally 33/- upward, medium 28/- to 29/-. undersized light condition 24/3; six-year 18/- to 27/-, good lines 23/- upward; five-year, good 26/-> to 29/7. fairly good 23/-; four-year, 29/9; three-year, 33/6 to 34/6; i'our-tooths, 30/9 to 37/2. There was. keeu competition, with practically a total clearance under the hammer. Taumarunui Ewe Fair At the Taumaranui ewe fair last Tuesday Abraham and Williams Ltd. had an entry of 15,140 ewes of all ages. With few exceptions the sheep came forward in very good order and condition. Buyers were present from a very wide range of outside districts, over 200 railway trucks being required. Competition ‘■hroughout was good, only two small pens going out unsold. Top price for two-tooth ewes was obtained by Mr. D. F. McLeod with £2 5/-, while Mr. A. Roscoe Smith secured ’op price for four-year ewes at 36/-, and many other lines were in the vicinity of this price. Top price for six-year ewes was obtained bj' Mr. H. L. Forlong with 33/9. The range of prices is: Two-tooth ewes, best 35/- to 45/-, medium 30/- to 34/9, small 26/- to 29/-; four-tooth ewes. 32/6 to 39/-; six-tooth ewes, 31/to 37/3; five-year ewes, 24/- to 33/9; six-year ewes, 21/- to 26/-; four and fiveyear ewes, best, 28/- to 33/-, others 24/to 27/6; low conditioned and failing mouth. .11/- to 2.1/6. Store Lambs Advance Feilding, February 7. Twelve thousand head, mostly store lambs, were included in the yarding for tile weekly sale at Feilding yesterday. The lines generally were only of medium to inferior quality and prices not on a high level. There was a firmness, however, in bidding, and, considering the quality, the prices were in advance for store lambs. A line of fairly good two-tooth breeding ewes made 49/6. This indicated the foremost breeders should receive about 65/for two-tooths at the ewe fair. Medium quality ewe lambs made to 27/3. There were only a few pens of fat sheep and two dairy cattle. Dairy-bred fat cattle made late rates. The following sales were reported : — Store sheep: White face wether lambs (woolly). 18/1 to 21/-; poor lines, from 14/1; shorn, 12/6 to 17/C; b.f. lambs (woolly), to 19/6: shorn. 15/2 to 16/4; ewe lambs, good. 27/3. fair 20/6_to 23/1 : two-tooth ewes, good, 49/6. fair. 32/4: six-tooth ewes. 25/6; store ewes. 19/-: store wethers, 25/-. Store cattle: Potter cows, to £3/13/-. Fat cattle: Jersey cows, good weights, to £6/5/-; light bullocks. £7/12/6; Hereford cows, £4/17?6.