MEETING OF CREDITORS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 18 June 1926, Page 3

MEETING OF CREDITORS

ESTATE 01? ALFRED SMITH A meeting of" creditors in tin; estate of Alfred Smith, deceased, late of Thorpe, stock dealer, was' held at the office of .lluv »'.(*.A. (Mr W. Rout) yesterday afternoon. I)cceased died in Marf ,'i. 1926. a'nd..'the widow, Aiia Maud Smith/asceVl'aihiri^'Mat '/;■■■ assots of d'c'ct'a'st-d for pnyiritiuts of the debts were not .sufficient, obtained ,;ni order from the (Mipreine Court to liave the estate administered by tho Oiiieial Assignee ill bankruptcy. The unsecured creditors are:—"F. Buxton and Co. £240 13s (id; J. N. Hawkes £3; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. £1126 0s 3d; Inangahua Herald 16s; Arthur Win £6 W. C. Harvey Harvey £l9 16s Od j W. E. Fairha'll £ll 7s 3d; G. Fleming and Sons £39; Frank Arnold 12s 6d; Pitt and Moore £8 17s; T. M.cGillicuddy £22; N.Z. Fanners' Co-op. Association of Canterbury £775 13s 2d; A. A. Kenyon £26 5s 4d; Westport Times ,£1 16s; Buller County Coiihcil £24 19s 7d; Wm. Hunter £25'J. M. Croucher and Sons 16s 6d; G. N. Burrell 10s; T. Hodg•Wnson £6 3s lOd; Ed. Beeves £75 Is |Sd; R. Ellis £5 6s; h V, Berkett fi2 ■l3g 4d; J. F. Hart £2 Is sd; J. G. Ingram and Co 17s; ])r H. 0. Washbourn £8 18s 6d ; W. Troup £3 19s Od; H. Thorn jr. £l6 13s 6d;'Nelson Freezing Co., Ltd.. £8 10s; Nelson Evening Mad £1 16s: Wairnea, County Council £32 10s Id; F. R. Hal lam £6 16s; P. O'Connor £6: Astley A. Kenyon £24; K. G. Rouse £18; Ivory Bros., £1 8s 6d: Alan Winn £5; J. Lamplow £3O; McMahon and Lee (subject- to investigation and adjustment) £1266 7s 6d • Dal2ety and Co. Ltd.,£7B6 2s 3d. Total. £4591 19s lid. The secured creditors are: TI. L ? : l )a , n SP : A ' J ' £1025; total £3825. The assets are set down at £2375 2s sd. _Mr Cheek represented the estate and eight creditors were present ' The DO.A. explained that, he knew practically nothing about the affairs of the estate-r Mr W. V. Rout, who represented the ILO.A. stated he kad ascertained that there was a credit balance of £1251 m the bank with an additional £423 now held to ho paid-in. The sec(l /oo 50 ' hv ° stock £SOU - «»d <lead slock £2O. j J"'™ s"'* 5 "'* «»e D.0.A., creditors said nothing had been done at tho two accoun e ts me gS bCy ° nd g °' ng into the senf TZ St n ted . laPge Creditors P l ' e " EST* whGn "" esU f H *»• hi conection with a joint account deceased had with a certain firm it was resolved that the* D.O.A. be authorised, to, if necessary, make an examination of the firm's hooks. , It was resolved that the furniture and an ojfl motor car be' looked upon as he bnging to .Mrs Smith, and that the D.O.A take steps to sell the live and dead stock and the property d . ilio meeting then adjourned sine