MEETING OF CREDITORS
Waipukurau Bankruptcy From Our Own Correspondent. WAIPUKURAU, June 11. A meeting of the creditors of Letitica May Young was held this morning in the Waipukurau Courthouse. Mr G. G. Chisholm presided. Mr R. Young was present in the ab sen-eo of Mrs L. M. Young. Mrs L. M. Young's statement was as follows:— “I commenced business towards the end of 1932 as a fruiterer in liuataniwha street, 'Waipukurau, after buying out an existing business for £l5. The sum was provided by ray husband, he having disposed of his blacksmith’s business for reasons of health. “There were no other resources, and both Mr Young and I worked in the fruiterer’s shop, and although hampered from the start by lack of working capital, headway was made for a while and £35 was spent on fittings for the shop. “Later we were both laid aside by illness for varying periods, during which the business suffered. Competi lion from other sources was also a factor to bo considered, A sum of £25 had been spent in cultivating a market garden which was estimated to return about £l5O. “Unfortunately the floods of February caused the loss of the garden, and being pressed by creditors, I filed a petition in. bankruptcy.” Mrs Young could make no offer to the creditors. The statement showed the liabilities "s £470 19/7. The essets amounted to £l3B, including book debts estimated to produce £63, stock iu trade valued at £3O, and shop fittings to the value of £45 Mr Young said that bis wife had been running the shop and he had been assisting her. lie had received no wages . for the work done. . ■ The assignee said that Mr Young ' had taken an active part in the business. having provided the money to , start it. He had held correspondence i . with the various firms with which the business hud dealt. The assignee was finally empowered ' in sell the business for the host inimedi l ate offer.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 152, 12 June 1936, Page 10
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