In Bankruptcy.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 5036, 27 July 1891, Page 3

In Bankruptcy.

Ciroßobert Balfour, of Kakanut —A setk'if creditors in the above estate as Mil this afternoon : there being OTMital: Messrs .Fleming ami 'sky. LV; Neiv Zealand Loan and feontiie Agency Company. LI! >3 l>s fd: iktun (Ptifcertri), L 22 l*>s. Mr Lee 'ftp and Creagh) appeared for bankEn Deputy Official Assignee prej'ii Mtrupt, sworn, stated his assets were al; his horse arid furniture, valued at 3105,. He had received LIOQ from his ier, diirins the last twelve months, xh represented money owing to him. !<st L;>> of the money when he came lie district. LSO was paid to the New M Loan and Mercantile Agency awny. L2O to meet a bit! in Timaru, i'UO lie had received since coming a :iti! district. T. C. Dennison s debt Qwtnra cash advance made mostly :Jiidb. The money was advanced in ii'tiiiiwry course of business for busiMirpnscs. It had nothing to do with issra transaction with Aipheus Hayes. Lai nothing to dt> with any special SttEumction. Ho had bought a big sa«t sleep from A. Hayes about two satfaagn; Mr Dennison paid for them. l®we '2115 sheep, ant! he paid 14s Is sal for them. He handed the liiwrst: trv Mr Dennison. The sheep I'siVc: by him. He told Hayes that IMr was going to finance the |m®!H He brought the sheep down Ifflfieriem killed. It was arranged if [fesi paid for them they were to be •fciis order. About 1400 were kept ®ieaiitira. fortnight after the purchase "safe They were kept on Mr .John®3s!iii({ ;it Pukeuri. They were kept feiwwse there was no room for them (triseTnrks.. Mr Dennison paid all the

and gave instructions to works to hold them in his (Mr 'fe.T.'i) name. He had L4O when he in Business. He never told Mr P 'tat he had Ll5O to come from his 5s meant to convey the fact that JiToujdttyand get Ll5O as a guarantee "lb Either. * nesting was adjourned.

Jk ® Patrick Keane.—A meeting of H?®® ia the estate of P. Keane. i contractor, was then held. Bjkfeia represented—Messrs Fleui■Jsi Hselley. L 4 ; N.Z.L. and M.A. 3d ; 11. B. Cr.iwtord. L-t 10s (Hislop and Creagh) appeared ■rijanbupt. li;i>bilities were L29oand the sworn, stated that he had llt appeared in the r'". The property at Ardgowan /ifc's. He bid for it on her ac■"Sftn at LlO 7s per acre.. There He had spent no money it. His wife paid for the ■jr. j' n ''f. Tlie house was mortg.iged to ia his wife's name. The ■w. ® sC L2H. The house was r Mr Sumpter. The house His wife paid Ll3 on J c a borrowed the b i!;ince from Sfei Tlie whole place was mortal '°t Lt3o. The purchase money was He*. . money owing was Ll's. Un'VV 1 * £ ' le s; «-*ks he cot. from the Mercantile Agency to the OSiie some went to Currie. some t *" r horse feed to Mr an '* remainder were up at !li ß ~, *"*' He had not paid the rent for f .'' v ' lere potatoes grew. Ma!i c ' et icing reserve cost liim L 37. 'ifts trP' JF,t . :ln, l 'wire fence with four wif e got the money from her *?en . ac ' *°st five horses and death during the last 18 S,'" " e had sold most of his plant fcis Cn .. a 3° :lt id had borrowed drays for ill-, work. He ascribed his bad seasons, bad debts, recommended for his