BANKRUPTCY RETURNS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16459, 8 February 1917, Page 9

BANKRUPTCY RETURNS.

FIGURES FOR LAST YEAR. The bankruptcy returns for the year 1916 1 for the Auckland district, including Auckland, Gisborne, New Plymouth, and , Stratford, but not, on the present oci , caslon, Hawera, as the statistics for that centre are not available, owing to the i death of the Deputy Registrar, are as ' follow, the figures for 1915 being given in I parentheses. , Petitions by debtors 103 (88), adjudication on petitions by creditors 16 (22), orders for immediate discharges granted by the Court 37 (9), orders discharged by Court 12 (10), assets as per statements filed, excluding amounts, to secured creditors, £86 ; 867 12s lid (£64,714 5s 2d); secured to creditors, not included in previous amount, £120,147 5s 9d (£30,828 5s 7d); liabilities, as per statements filed, excluding amounts secured to creditors, £65 578 7s 8d (£106,933 6s 2d); asset ß realised by assignee, £29,215 6s 7d, (£26,899 Is 10d); debts proved, £92,490 19s 2d (£88.485 16s 2d); paid in divi-, dends, £13,050 lis 4d (£13,421 3s 7d);' paid for pref. claims— rates, wages, i etc.-£l4lO 19s 2d (£2605 2s 3d); paid . for secured claims, £4467 13s lOd (£983 - 5s 3d). Out of the 119 cases last year the liabilities as per statements filed were :— £50 to £100-9 cases'; £100 to £250-33 cases; £250 to £500—25 cases; £500 to £1000—33 cases; £1000 to £2000—13 cases; £2000 to £5000-6 cases.