THREE PALMERSTON BANKRUPTS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7995, 28 January 1887, Page 2

THREE PALMERSTON BANKRUPTS.

(UNITED ffiESS ASSOCIATION.) pALMEitstoif North, January 37His Honor Judge RaWatfu had been Very severe on bankrupts' who have come be [ok & him for examination at the Court hero dor-’ ing the last day or two; At thii elded’ of tHe examination of William Fentoi yesterday his Honor said he was deliberating WHethdri be should give tho debtor a week or a fortnight, but, to giro him an opportunity to show that his position was not dne to reckless trading, be would not declare the examination closed, and the bankrupt is to come up again at tbe next sitting of the Court. At the examination of William Whisker, butcher, to day, his Honor said the assignment by the debtor of his property was tbe most barefaced swindle he had met, and be was about to sentence him to three months with hard labor when tho Deputy Official Assignee asked for an adjournment of the examination, which was agreed to. A third cose was that of a' batcher named George Symons, who, it was shown, had no capital to start with, was in/ business font mouths, and incurred liabilities to tbe extent of £150; and in this case the debtor bad been keeping his mother,: brother, and sisters out of the proceeds of the book debts, and there were no assets for tbe creditors. The Judge sentenced the accused to 14 days’ imprisonment without hard labor, as a deterrent to other bankrupts.