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Grey River Argus, 17 December 1910, Page 1

Taranaki has become famous, or infamous, for the "swapping" proclivities of its settlers, or no *-mall proportion of them. What must be accounted a; record in-this connection, • even for Taranaki, came to light curing the bankrupcy proceedings in the estate of -Reginald jNoel Keppell a+ New ■ Plymouth (states the '"Taranaki Daily Newc") Bankrupt, a youth of twenty two, married, with one child, started business in February last - jrear. Since then le has "swapped" farms or businesses seven or eight times.' He started with nothing, but borrowed £250 from his wife, and his list of creditors ,admitted and' disputed, totalled no less ; th-aa £2746 9s 9d. Assets were re--1 turned as .nil. The creditors could not grasp the intricacies .<f c; nkrupt's operations, the D.O.A. ccv.ld shed no light on them, the lawyers could make neither head nor tail | of them, and, the unenlig-li^aed .but lightened creditors went home without doing anything.