SUPREME COURT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXIX, Issue 9985, 14 March 1893, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

Monday, March 13. (Before His Honor Mr Justice Deaniston.) IN BANKRUPTCY, BE LEONARD HARPER. Mr Wilding applied foe an order that the petition of the Trustees, Executors and Agency Company, of Melbourne, os executor of the will of W. It. Scott, of Levuba, Fiji, praying that Leonard Harper be adjudged a bankrupt, be served on George Harper, on the grounds debtor is now in England; (2) that the said petitioning creditor’s debt was dne by the firm of Harper and Co., of Christchurch, solicitors, consisting of the said debtor, George Harper and Thomas W. Maude; (3) that judgment was recovered against the said Leonard Harper, George Harper and T. W. Maude; (4) that George Harper and T. W. Maude have been adjudicated bankrupts on their own petition ; (5) that the liabilities of the said firm are very large, and the assets are very small; (6) that the debtor, Leonard Harper, has admitted bis liability for the petitioning creditor’s debt, and bis inability to pay the same; (7) that such assets as there are of the said firm, or of the said partners, are mainly partnership assets within the Colony, aud if the Raid debtor is not adjudicated a bankrupt, promptly there will bo great delay in recovering the said assets. The application was supported by the affidavit of T. W. Lewie, attorney for the Company,recttingßubat«kirtiallythAgrouads

of the petition, and adding that George Harper and Thomas Paprill were, by power of attorney, dated Not. 17,1892, appointed attorneys for the said Leonard Harper. His Honor, after consideration, granted the application. [Feb Press Association. AUCKLAND, March 13. The Scott murder case was continued till late to-night and adjourned till tomorrow. Messrs Carter and H. Parker, two settlers at Waikomito, gave evidence as to the attendance of Scott upon Thompson. during the latter's last illness. WELLINGTON. March 13. The Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court finished this morning. Bagnall, for stealing, and Mills, for receiving, a watch and chain, wore sentenced to twelve and six months' imprisonment respectively. The Chief Justice gave judgment this morning in the action of the Colonial Bank v. Mrs T. K. Macdonald, and the counter claim of Mrs Macdonald v. the Colonial Bank. On the first claim he entered up judgment for the Bank (subject to an account to be taken to ascertain the amount due) with coats on the highest scale, as on a claim for .23000; on the defendant’s counter claim, he gave judgment for the Bank with costs, as on a claim for .£2OOO.