BANKRUPTCY COURT.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 896, 3 May 1889, Page 24

BANKRUPTCY COURT.

Thursday, May 2. (Before his Honor the Chief Justice.) APPLICATIONS FOR DISCHARGE. In the cases of Sophia M. Jansen, boardinghouse keeper ; Anders Anderson, bootmaker (Mr Hall for debtor) ; Wm. Wilson, tailor ; Henry Crawford, stevedore, there was no opposition, and the discharge was granted in each case. In the cases of Jacob Frankel, general dealer (Mr Brown for debtor), and Harriett T. King, hotelkeeper (Mr Treadwell for applicant) ; Joshua Morris, bootmaker, it was pointed out that the bankrupts had kept no proper record of their ti’ansactions. His Honor granted the discharge in each case, but suspended the order for two months, remarking that persons must be taught to keep books. lie Brown, Rodgers, and Co., contractors.—Mr Brown appeared for the bankrupts. The Official Assignee asked to have the case adjourned. He understood that his Honor would not sit during the afternoon in consequence of the public holiday, and the witnesses, all of whom came from Masterton, had not been asked to attend that day. His Honor commented upon the fact that a very large amount of expense was- incurred in removing the proceedings from Masterton to Wellington. The case was adjourned until next sitting of the Court. Re John Munro, draper.—Mr Edwards appeared to move for the debtor’s discharge. The Official Assignee stated that he had received a telegram from Mr Jellicqe, who represented the opposing creditors, from Hew Plymouth, stating that he had missed the train,' and asking that the case should be adjourned until the following day. Mr Edwards strongly objected to any adjournment being granted. His Honor thought Mr Jellicoc had had ample time to instruct another solicitor. He went on to remark that there was a growing inconvenience arising from practitioners wanting cases postponed for their own convenience. The Official Assignee pointed out that the bankrupt had not passed his public examination. After some argument it was decided to call up the bankrupt for public examination. There being no opposition he was declared to have passed his public examination, and was ordered to come up for his discharge at the next sitting of the Court. Mr Edwards said he understood that the matter of the- order granted at the previous sitting of the Court, that Mrs Munro shoflld pay LIOO to the Official Assignee on account of. moneys she had received from the debtor, was to come up for further adjournment. It seemed that, after the order was made, grounds were discovered upon which it could be nullified, but in the meantime the formal document was drawn up and sealed. Mr Edwards complained that a gross breach of faith had been committed, and he asserted that he would take proceedings against the solicitor concerned. Such athing had never been done before. He remarked that the solicitor might be able to make an explanation which would obviate the necessity of his taking further proceedings. Eventually it was decided that the matter should again come before his Honor in Chambers on the following day, when Mr Jellicoe would be present. CLOSED BANKRUPTCIES. On the application of the Official Assignee the following bankruptcies were declared closed :—Thomas Fitzpatrick, A. B. Jackson, William Clark, James McDowell, Robert Somerville, A. H. Duff, John MeColl, ‘William Grant, Thomas S. Proudfoot, J. K. Stansell, Richard Hacker, George Lomas, J. W. Willman, J. T. Marshall, K. Whelan, Louis Levien, Joe Dransfield. PUBLIC EXAMINATION. The public examination of Henry Charles Smith was fixed for the next sitting of the Court. The Court then adjourned.