HAMILTON SUPREME COURT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15560, 18 March 1914, Page 5

HAMILTON SUPREME COURT.

BANKRUPTCY CASES. . APPLICATIONS HELD OVER. [bt telegraph CDRRESPONDEKT.] Hamilton-, Tuesday. Various applications for discharge from bankruptcy were heard by Mr. Justice Cooper at the Supreme Court to-day. Those of William Barton Reid and John I'arlane were granted, the report of the official assignee being favourable. The application of William John Family was not pressed, as bankrupt is at present in a mental hospital. Annie Crosbie did not appear and was not represented, and her application was allowed to stand over. Thomas Edwin Roe was instructed to renew his application on Monday. Mr. Earl applied for a discharge on behalf of Finlay John Maclean, who had been adjudicated a bankrupt in 1912. The Judge said the official assignee's report was unfavourable. He had been speculating in land and had never had a previous bankruptcy in Wellington discharged. It was no use granting a discharge here. His ordinary creditors had only received B£d in the £. In speculating" he had been financed first by a solicitor in Wanganui and subsequently by one in Hamilton. Assuming that his present liabilities were £1578 and his assets £2140 he could not claim a.'sets capable of distribution among his Wellington creditors Mr. Earl said bankrupt had informed him that he had paid his Wellington creditors in full, and his present creditors were largely land agents and solicitors connected with him in his speculations. The application was adjourned till next sitting. In the case of James Leslie McGregor, His Honor said that surely a discharge was not warranted in this case. On ♦■he suggestion by counsel that a suspended older be made, His Honor said it would be suspended for a long time. Bankrupt had been convicted of an offence which counsel held was a minor one and ordered to come up for sentence when called en. The Judge who had dealt with this case, said he would probably be presiding at the next sitting, when the application could be renewed, but he could not even grant a conditional discharge. DIVORCE GRANTED; / In the divorce case. Emily White v. Alex Samuel White, a decree absolute was granted and an order was made for applicant to have the custody of the eight children, ranging in' age from 14 years to nine months. Respondent was also* ordered to pay £2 a week maintenance for the children. It was stated that respondent had gone away with another woman, and if he could not be found efforts would be made to try and get hold of the farm he was said to have left.