DISTRICT COURT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9295, 18 February 1907, Page 5

DISTRICT COURT.

The District Court, His< Honor District Judge Haselden presiding, sat at , Hawera this morning.

BANKRUPTCY. Six Hamerton moved for the discharga from bankruptcy of Stanley Wall. The bankrupt did not appear, and a letter was ineceived from his wife stating; that he was unable to bear tih.e expense. As the baiokmpt was not presemifc to be examined, His

Honor was afraid of , areating a. dangerous

precedent in granting Mm his discharge.

Mr Hamerton pointed out that t

of bankrupt's wife's 'health was partly true causa of the impecuniosity, and everything indicated tihat » discharge would have been granted had he attended. There being no proved' creditors present to object, Hie JELonor decided to treat the circumstances as exceptional and grant a discharge.

Uharles Oliver was also granted his dis-

charge, Mt Hamerton moving. ' ADMINISTRATION , , Letter of granted to Robert Homer mie Francis Henry Homer and to William Stanley Gmger in re, John George GingeT. Mr Hameartom moved in both cases. PROBATE. - Probate of the. will of the late Mrcs R. J. Rkigham was granted to hear husband, R. J. Ringham, t)he executor nam*d xn the wall. Mt Foy moved.

The largest plough in the world is used on a ranch near Bakersport, Cal. This hug© machine stands over 18 feet high, and is capable of cutting, a, furrow eight foefc wide and six: feet deep.

The River Jordan lias long been con sidered the most winding river in the •world, but it is not in the same class as ibe White River in Arkansas'. The river flows on© thousand miles in going thirty males as the crow fies.