HONE HEXES BANKRUPTCY MEETIKG OF CREDITORS.

Evening Post, Volume LX, Issue 116, 13 November 1900, Page 6

HONE HEXES BANKRUPTCY MEETIKG OF CREDITORS.

A meeting of creditors in the estate of' Hone Hekc, M.H.R., was held this after--noon at the office of the Official Assignee. According to the statement iiled by the debtor, his 'labilities amount to £719 Isld and the assets to £92 7s 6d, leaving a doiicii ol £676 13s 7d. A list of the principal unsecured has already been published in the Post, the only secured creditor being the "Uuiou Bauk of Australia, which, for a, debt of £77 12s 6d, holds about 25 acres of property noa: 1 Kaikohe, Bay of Islands,- valued at £120. In the absence of tho Official Assignee (Mr. Ashcroft) from Wellington, Mr. Henry Wright was voted to tho chair. Mr. M. Myers represented the Union Bank of Australia, Mr. J. P. Campbell appeared for Messrs. King and Miiir, Mr. Tringham appeared ior J. Sinclair, of Auckland, and Mr. C. 11. Izard represented a number of creditors 1 . Tho debtor was present in person, and vras not represented by counsel. ' Mr. M. Myers attended o"n behalf of tho Union Bank. Mr. Izard said he did % not think the mooting could do better 'than agree to annuilnKMit of the bankruptcy, seeing that by so doing the creditors Avould gat the benefit of a proportion of the debtor's honorarium. He moved that an immediate order of discharge be granted to the bankrupt on. his consenting to judgment being entered against him for the amount of the proved debts "in terms of subsection D of section 127 of i the Bankruptcy Act, 1892. iv A r. Izard added that the creditors who petitioned for the bankruptcy vere consenting parties to the course -which he Had proposed. Mr. A. Lindsay sccordad the motion. Mr. Tringham (representing Mr. J. Sinclair, of Auckland) eci'.d ho had been intfcrtioted' to oppose any r;uch motion. Mr. Campbell considered it unwise to offer any opposition. Mr, Hyers said ho represented the only secured orectitor, and would not yoto upon the motion. The motion was thon put, and amied, only Mr, Tringham voting apalnst it, - Ths mooting then adjourned

The Minister for Lands will leave Wellington to-night to attend the Agricultural Show at Oamaru. The Premier and the Minister for Education will attend the Palinerscon Show on Thursday. The erection of the creamery at Hiwinui for the Cheltenham Co-operative Dairy Company is (says the Feilding Star) being proceeded with and it will be' finished in the 'course of a few days. The erection of the Aorangi Creamery has been delayed as tho company has notyet secured a transfer 02 the site,' but it is expected that tho matter will be arranged without further delay., The company has secured a creamery at the corner of Forlong's and Taonui-roads. ' Tho Warganui Herald's Raelihi correspondent writes that- owing to the recent coach accident it wil'i be come time before the vehicle will be enabled to run through to Piping. In' the meantime bul'.ocks have beeii brought into requisition for supplies, and the animals have made tho road almost impassable for horse" traffic, although the prevalence 'of fine weather may tend to make the going somewhat better. "It is rumoured," says a New Hebrides correspondent, writing from Port Vila on Bth October, "that at least twenty families are being brought out by the French Company to settle on land here. Evidently they intend to swamp the British if possible, and to flood the New Hebrides at all costs. In the meantime, they bring liberated convicts of a .very bad type as labour for the sulphur mines at Samoa Lava. Finding out the fearful sickness and great mortality at that place, these 'libres' naturally object to stay, and they i are dumped down in the midst of the community with very little regard for the ensuing consequences. There is something of importance 'in the air 1 here, al- ] though one cannot exactly define what | that something is. All sorts of vague \ menaces, threats, etc., are being held out ] to' tho English, and the words are openly ! expressed that very soon all the English will have to pack xip and 'clear out.' 'Wait until Christmas time, and you will see,' is the remark. 'You English have lfad your innings ; it is now our turn.' These, and others of a' kind, are continually being heard. What does it all mean?" The Governor's arrangements for his . Southern tour are thus outlined by yesterday's Christchureh Press: — Lord Ranfurly intends to leave here on Monday for his Southern tour. At Orari he will be the guest of tho Hon. Lancelot Walker, and after visiting Wingatui and Nightcaps, he will spend a few days at Orepuki, in fishing. He will then go to Invercargill, and, in accordance with a promise made last year, his Excellency "will pay an official visit to Tapanui. At Dunedin tho vice-regal party will be the | guests of the Hon. G. M'Lean until the conclusion of the Otago A. and P. Society's show. A few days will be spent i at the residence of Mr. George Rhodes, at Clairmont, until the 3rd of December, and the party will return to Christchureh j in time for the Jubilee, j Yesterday's Rangitikei Advocate says : — The Hon. xur. Hall-Jones is tho latest apologist for "the Forty Pounds Steal." He explained to a "political social ' of the right colour ab Newtown the other night that if the money obtained by the city's three members was divided up it would be not more than three farthings per head on the population of Wellington or l£d on the voting basis. It is interesting to have tho test of honesty fixed by Ministerial opinion, and we may therefore conclude that any "annexation" is justifiable, at least up to the limit of l£d per hea4 on the voting basis. It is unfortunate for the taxpayers, however, that the limit is not fixed, and that any session may sco it extended. In justice to persons bolding positions of trust in commercial institutions the laws will have to b6 altered if Ministerial logic is accepted as sound. Any "conveyance" up to LJrd per ■ head of the clients of banks, ,for instance, is defensible, and the laws providing punishment for breaches of trust should be abolished. "Nobody will miss it" should bo the motto of all who may strive to reach high places by the aid of hard cash. The nominations for tho Kilbimie Ward seat in tho Melroso Borough that was rendered vacant by Mr. H. A. Shepherd's resignation, closed to-da} r . Mr. Shepherd was renominatcd by juessrs. H. D. Crawford, C. A. Copeland, W. H. Morrah, J. Freyberg, and Mrs. Annie Brannigan. Tho only other candidate is Mr. A G. Jorgensen, nominatedby Messrs. G. Maxwel\ G. Dome, J. A. Heginbotham, and F. Laurensen. The poll -will tako place on Tuesday next. Tho Friendly Societies Dispensary Board held a meeting last night, Mr. Jnmes •Macka}' in the chnir. Mr. A. Whitelaw, one of the Manchester Unity representatives, who had been elected secretary, resigned the office, as he found that it deprived him of his voice in the management of the dispensary. It was decided to advertise for the services of a salaried secretary, applications to be limited to members of the affiliated societies. Notification was received that the trustees appointed by the Board had be«n

registered by the Registrar of Friendly Societies. A commiltee-^was appointed to decide as to the business place Avhere j the dispensary shall be carried on. • It is of course known that local bodies are occasionally imposed upon by recipients of charitable aid. At its meeting to-day the Hutt County Council struck off the list of those entitled to aid | two men, one of whom was found to have been engaged in bush-felling since last av inter, and Avh'o have taken out a fishing license for amusement ; Avhile the other hud been cutting firewood, which he delivered by means of jl horse and dray, his own property. They had for come considerable time past beon .in receipt of 10s and 5s per week respectively. Mr. A. D. Willis, M.H.R., has given one-fourth of his £40, supplementary honorarium, to the Wanganui Museum. One effect of the tremendous sea on the West Coast last Aveek Avas to break up completely the wreck of the Tanpo, Avhich cannot now be seen from Greymouth. The Hesketh's remains are still discernible. The General Committee of the Masterton A. and P. Association has appointed the following judges for the coming shoAV : Thoroughbred light horses, Mr. Alfred Reed (Hastings) and Mr. Jackson (Te Ante) ; draught horses, Mr. D. Fleming (Waipukurau) and Mr. R. Rayner (Taitapu); purebred shorthorn cattle, Mr. J. Rawse (Patea) and Mr. J. Winks (Normanby); Ayrshire, Mr. J. RoAvse (Patea) ; purebred Hereford, Mr. G. Wheeler (Halcombe); dairy cattle, Mr. D. Donald (Featherston) : fat cattle, Mr. W. Qarforth (Christchurch) and Mr. S. Mullens (Palmerston North) ; Lincoln and Leicester sheep, Mr. H. Campbell (Hastings) ; Romney Marsh, Mr. G. Wheeler (Hal- i pombe) ; freezing sheep, Mr. W. Garforth (Christchurch) ; dogs, Mr. A. G. Clifford (Wellington) ; pigs and dairy produce, Mr. F. Shaw (Woo,dville) } produco (grain), Mr. C. HoldaSvay (B&Uance) : bottled fruit, Mm. W. H. Baeth&m, A e'.ssn for purebred Leicester rams has been added to tho programme of tao Mastorton A, and Pi As&ociatio&'s comfog show. Th« Oo&unlttfie has deoldod not to ism ticket! to members whost nubscriptionj aro more tban twelve months in arrears, Improvements tiro to bo made in the condition of the rooms beneath tho grandstand, extra outhouses and horse-stalls are to be erected 1 , and a Avater supply obtained for the grandstand at a total cost of £25. Twentyone new members Avere elected at this week's meeting. The Committee has decided to place on the recommendation bock for next year a suggestion that a class for freezing sheep be inserted in next year's show programme, the competition to be for a pen of ten or twenty freezing sheap, Avith pedigrees attached ; the sheep to go through the freezing- process, -and the OAAiier. of the pen that fetches the highest price to receive the prize. It seems strange, says the Dunedin correspondent of a contemporary) to hear of any, one starving in this land of plenty, yet such Avas the condition of a youth Avho Avas before the Court lately, charger! Avith'the theft of six coppers. He came from Invercargill, and, having lost his Avork through inaoility to pass a medical examination, he found himself among strangers, and without money. For tAVo days he had very little to eat, and the third day nothing, and his story was that he took tho money in order to buy food. The Magistrate was evidently favourably impressed by the look of the boy, and ordered him to come up for sentence when called on. The police have since arranged for sending the boy back to his home.' Messrs. D. T. Stuart and Son have negotiated the sale of Mr. Hall's residence 'in Owen-street, at a satisfactory figure. They report a keen demand for villa residences of from four to six rooms. There is likely to be a plethora of candidates for the" Mayoralty of Christchurch next year, owing to the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to the colony. Among the probable candidates the names are already mentioned of Mr. G. G. Stead, Mr. E. G. Rhodes, and Mr. C. Louisson. Mrs. J. D. Foley advertises an alteration of the date for her social evening.