THE DOBBS BANKRUPTCY.
* —^ ;< ; i. i iM-tium The first meeting of creditors of Jamei Dobbs wasrheld; at rEllh^m on, Tuesday, bnt neoeesary information had not been obtained fromdebtpr and therefore tll-tbt creditors could not be sammoned, and consequently it r . became neoeseary to adjourn. ' " *<*'>. -■ ■ - The statement' ol shows— • ;rj n -!•', "<', /:- Liabiuties."— Unsecured ■■ oreditori— Stanners Bros., Eltham, £6; S. Zinili.: Elthtm.^lOGa; B. A. Adami, Eitham ( ; £56 10a; Bnokeridge and Wilkinson, ■ Eltbam,, £5 0a 8d; J. Henry, Elthim, £10 4s Id; Thomas Fever, Eltbam, £B', 10s; W. H. McGarry, Stratford, £0 10g ; 6d ; Patriok Shivnao, , Eltham, ' £12; James Pratt, Eltham, £86; O.E. Brewer, Eltham, £80; J. Q; Dadeck, Elthum, .£ll 7s 8d ; A. Haagbey, Hawpr*. £16 ; A. H. Parkinson, Hawern, £6 17« 6.1; J.^JF, Wrigley, Hawera« £18*68; Brigbtwall and Son, ; Hawera, £32 2s 6d; .'John Finlay, Hawera, £25; B. D. Wel«b, Hawera, £2 2s j Strothers, Normtnby, £7 Is; Matdooh, Normanby, £11 7s; Bogus, Normanby, £11 7s; Williamson, Normanbf, £17; Taylor, Kakajramea, £7 7s; Mri 1 Amod,l Kakarames, £4:45; Ireland aad Palmerston North, £10; G. M^Saelson, ■ PalmeretoQ. North, £10; Milverton, «d Co,, Palmerston North, £19 18s 63; D. Pringle, Palmerston North, £6; J. Bell, Palmerston North,' £14; Oanofogbim and Gorman, Palmerston North, £10} Thos. Hall, Palmerston North, :£s;aff»: £s;aff» J. H. Anderson, £2 Is 2d ; Anohor Boot Company, Palmeriton ( Northi £6 U»M; Ellen Gillies, PftlmtritoD North, £11 10«; wages owing on Mangawheroroadcontftct (approximately), £410. Total, £891 15a lid. Secured creditor.— B. 0. Hurley, Palmerston North, £98 17s 6d. AssfiTo— Stock-in-trade" at' Palmerston North, £16 ; book debts (£540) estimated to produce, £540 ; snrplns for securities in hands of Beonred criditpra, £11 2s 7d. Total, £567 2s 7d. ' ,? f , Defioienoy, £82418a4d. A carious qaostion Jisb' arisen a« ? to the construction of the Contractors' Lien Act. The Hawera County Council owes to tbe debtor approximately £870. The contract is not completed ; and section 12 reqoir«f the council to hold the money against' aW comers until 81 days after the contract has been completed; . Bat it ii not possible to complete the contract daring winter time, and tbe question arises what ii to be done ? The Assignee's solioitor adviiei that the council should retain ;£7o,,th*; amount estimated to be necessary for the - ' completion of the contract, and hand the balance over to the Assignee. ' Vf " f*The creditors adjourned till 25tb iniU and in the meantime the meeting of the County Council will have been held. ' ''" f ■'''•' ""' "' . '?*
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 2763, 4 July 1894, Page 2
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399THE DOBBS BANKRUPTCY. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 2763, 4 July 1894, Page 2
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