C.H. SHEEPPERD.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9997, 23 May 1895, Page 3

C.H. SHEEPPERD.

At a meeting of creditors in tbo estate ot O. H. Sbepptr.l, atoreman, was held ywterday, Mt M. Lascelles, Deputy Official Assignee presided, the creditors present) or represented being Messrs B'ythe and Co., C. Dolbel, E. T. Woodcock, and R H. Robinson. .Mr \Y. Diuwiddle represented the debtor. tThe schedule fi'cd by the bankrupt showed tho amounts due to unsecured Creditors to be £56 15s 10d, assets nil. Tbe list oi debts and debtors la as follow :— Williams nod Kettle. £10 10s 2d ; H. S. Tiffen, £9 43 ; H. Owen, £3 9s : F. Wilson and Co , £3 12s ; J. M'Vtiy, £2 2s ; H. Williams and Sons, £1 s' : R. 11. Roblni-on, £3 10s; H. Uorton, £2 2s 6d ; U. Holder, £1 lla ; Frovis and Beaoh. £i ; Dolbel and Co., £1 17 a ; J. »nd W. Prebble, £\ 93 j Mrs Thompson, £2; Blytbe and Co., £4 16j 2d ; K. T. Woodcock, £7 Ss. - The bankrupt, la hU sworn statement, Bald he had been dismissed from his. em' ployment at Messrß Williams and Kettle's in August) last, after having been with the firm three years. Subsequently he wotked a short time for. the firm, but since 18th Januiry bad been nnable to obtain work. Almoso the whole of his debts bad been ioenrred since leaving Messrs Williams and Kettle's. Since then there had been sickness in bis house almost constantly, and be bad lost one of his children. During the time he had no work to go t o he had assisted bis wife to ran a boardinghouse at the Port. The furniture in tbe boarding-house was bis wife's, bonght with her own money, hub owing to the causes set forth they had barely been able to pay their way. The reason given by bankrupt for filing -was that he had been summoned by Messrs Woodcock and Blytbe lor debts he could not pay, Questioned by the Assignee tbe bankrupt said that be was getting £2 Ss a week when at work, 'mree years ago bis wife had an income of £100, bub that had dwindled away. Up to Angust be had had no rent to pay, having previons to that month lived In a house the freehold of his wife. He had never been bankrupt previously. Uls brother-in-law bad lent him £10 to file with. Bis wife had received about) £400 five years ago, bat that together with £100 which she had received from the Bale of a house in 'Napier • terrace; had gradually disappeared. In answer to a creditor, debtor said it wonld be found a horse and trap in which «^ he had driven about were his wife's. His ~~d{smisBal was due partly to drink. He had been married seven yeari. At that time bis wife had property worth £2000, on which, however, a mortgage of £1000 was effected. The property was afterwards sold, realising £1400, leaving about £400 clear to his wife. To the Assignee : His wife parted with the Terrace property about August. Since that time she had had no money. ;v He was not aware whether since that time I " his wife had been getting crgfiit on her fc^S6sLJaSCBflut;— &Tf~tlie~ 'purchases had JM~ Been made in his name. The porohases W ' of furniture, &c, for the boarding-bonse ¥ were made by his wife. The boarding- ' home was her business. It was a fact that there was a bill-of-sale over the furniture.

A creditor : Under tbeso clronmstnnoes the wife is responsible for anything got in connection with the boarding bouse. To a creditor : He had no offer to make, It was no use talking about a compromise now. If Messrs Blythe and Woodcock had not pressed him be would not have gone to tbe expense of filing. He bad fnlly intended paying everybody if be could have got employment, as the boarding-honse would have paid for itself. His wife hid baen getting the straff for the boarding house, and he had been 'running the thing. They had got to make ends meet somehow, as they had spent £40 or £50 in tbe first instance.

The Assignee aaid he did not consider matters at all satisfactory. Io seemed as if Mr Shepperd was incurring the liabilities and bis wife dealing with the assets.

Mr Dlnwiddie explained that that was hardly the ease. The majority of debts were contracted while the debtor was ont of employment, and Mrs Shepperd had Btarted tbe boarding-houße to obtain a living. Mr Robinson moved, " That this meeting Is not satisfied with the statement made by the bankrupt, and that his diecharge be opposed until a satisfactory compromise is effected with his creditors."

This bavins been seconded by Mr Woodcock and carried the meeting adjourned.