SUPREME COURT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2985, 5 August 1870, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

IN BANKRUPTCY. Thursday, Aug. 4. (Before Mr Justice Gresson.) His Honor held a sitting under the Bankruptcy Acts, in the new Supreme Court-house, at eleven o’clock this morning. Last Examinations—New Cases. RE WILLIAM LESLIE. Mr Joynt applied for the final order of discharge. The bankrupt, in reply to his Honor, said he had held 85 acres of leasehold land,paying 6s an acre for one portion of it, and 8s for the other. Mr Johnstone was his landlord. Mr Aikman held a bill of sale from witness. Mr Griffiths bought his grain, and obtained a transfer of the bill of sale. Mr Griffiths sold

undertHehill of sale. He hacnenru patty-' £l6O, and lost it all; he held no security frottftbrpurtyto ’whom he- lent Hie-money. He lent the money to Thomas Tennant, who promised to repay him in a fortnight. Was engkggd in farming for three years. He had taken,tbe land under a purchasing clause, and mortgaged it to Mr .(oh*, stone in order to pay this required deposit. His Honor suspended relief for two months, expressing his dissatisfaction with bankrupt’s conduct in taking the laud under such circumstances as had appeared in evidence. ES HORATIO JAMES WOOD. Mr G. Harper applied for the final order of discharge. Mr Joynt appeared on behalf of the petitioning credit r, Mr Robinson Ruddick. His Honor said that the trustee’s report, as a whole, was not favourable, although it attributed no fraud to the bankrupt. In reply to his Honor, the bankrupt said he had been farming for five years. The debt to Birch and Co. of £2500 had been accumulating for some time. It was money advanced on wool, which did not realise a sufficient amount. He had about £3OOO when he commenced farming here, and had some reversionary property in England* This was all swallowed up in six years. His Honor said that t}ie bad debts appearing in the schedule were very large. The bankrupt said that the item £5677 10s was money lent to Mr Hilliard, who had, left thO country. ' Mr Hilliard had no property that he was aware of. *-\ , His Honor said that this Was X very p&mful oaie, and only demonstrated what often happened, when persons undertook a thing that they were altogether incapable of carrying out with advantage to themselves and the public. . • . The bankrupt said that he was entitled to the property mentioned in the schedule upon the death of his. mother, but it was mortgaged to its full value. The debt 0f,§12,000 due to Mr Peacock was an actual advance made by him in September, 1868, He then entered .Into partnership with Mr Hilliard. He was not aware at the time that Mr Hilliard nwed so much money. He (bankrupt) was about £7OOO to the good at the time. Hia'Honor said he must suspend the order for three months. There was no positive fraud in the case, but there was evidence of gross carelessness and incapacityto carry on so large a business as bankrupt had been engaged in.

PATRICK rBEDK. SINCLAIR MILLER. •Mr Slater applied for the final order. .In reply to his Honor, the bankrupt stated that he had been in business as a chemist for fits -years in Australia and three in New Zealand. He bad only kept an ordinary day-book. He had been brought up in the medical profession, but not having a legal qualification, he did not think it necessary to. make entries of his transactions! His Honor suspended the order for one month, on the ground that the bankrupt had not kept any accounts. BE" JOHN KBAUD. Mr Slater applied for the final order. In reply to his Honor, bankrupt said he had occupied 100 acres of leasehold’land, and lived on it for four years, and paid £25 ayear rent. He owed £ll7 rent. He attributed his {bankruptcy to failure of crops, and loss sustained in consequence of his stacks not having been thatched. His Honor made the final order. SB JAMES HENRY WATTS. Mr Cottrell, who appeared for the bankrupt, said that the Provisional Trustee desired an adjournment of the case, and he had no objection to the application. The case was adjourned until the 25th ihst. BE JAMES ROSSER. The bankrupt appeared in person. Capt Sprout, a creditor to the extent of £s7'l7s.6d, desired to ask the bankrupt a fewquestions. Bankrupt, in reply to Captain Sproul, deposed: I disposed of a standing crop on my land six or seven months ago. I was- a contractor in Christchurch, and then went up to Jfcnn al Ftaxton. I took a lease of your section, at £62 a-year. I disposed of last receive £75 from Tates. He paid me £6O, and still owes me £ls. I never asked Mr Sutherland, Ferry Road, to allow me to stack my grain on his land, so as to - prevent your seizing it. I let the pasturage to Isaac Parish for £24. I never gave Mr Blakiston any acceptance. I gave him an order on TUftVa for £l2 a good bit after the rent was due. All that I owe you is one quarter’s rent—£ls odd. Mr Blakiston took the land off my hands when I paid him the money. I agreed in my lease to carry - out certain improvemeent. I have not fulfilled my covenants completely. I have failed to put up the cross fence or sink the artesian well. I have completed the boundary fence all round the section, except where there was gorse, which rendered it unnecessary. The further bearing of the case was adjourned until the 25th inst.; Capt Sproul to file a proper affidavit of proof in the meantime.

BE OEOEGB JOSEPH WHITLEY. Mr Bamford applied for the final order. There was no opposition, and his Horlor made the final order. Mr Graham said there was no estate. KB THOMAS NICHOLSON CLARKSON. Mr Bamford applied for the final order. In reply to bis Honor, the bankrupt said that his two houses in Dampier’s Bay were mortgaged for £250. One house would let for 15s a week; the other would not let for 10s a week, as times were now in Lyttelton. His Honor made the final order, remarking that the case seemed to be the result of misfortune. EE EDWARD WATSON. Mr Graham said that the bankrupt was at Timaru, and refused to come up. Mr Slater confirmed the trustee’s statement, that the bankrupt refused to furnish a proper statement of accounts. His Honor adjourned the case sine ate, witndrawing protection, EE THOMAS MACKAT. This case waif; on the application of Mr Slater, adjourned until the 25th inst.