BANKRUPTCY COURT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2914, 19 January 1910, Page 42

BANKRUPTCY COURT.

LAST YEAR’S RETURNS

The following are the Bankruptcy Court returns for the Otago and Southland district during the 12 months ended December 31, together with the figures for the year 1908: —

The deputy office,? which existed at Naso by and at Lawrence during 1908 have since been closed.

Assets as per statements filed, excluding amount secured to creditors: —■ 1909.—Gore, £lOlB 18s 2d; Invercargill £5275 3s lOd; Oamaru, £100; Dunedin, £7701 18s; —total, £14,096. 1908. —Gore, £257 7s; Invercargill, £ll3B 6s 4d; Oamaru, £266 10s Id; Queenstown, £5; Naseby, £5; —total, £15,093 2s Id. Amounts secured to creditors;— 1909. —lnvercargill. £4777; Dunedin, £10,421 4s 3d; total £15,198 4s 3d. 1808. —Gore, £1059 18s; Invercargill. £1400: Dunedin, £3623 5s; —total, £5083 3s. Liabilities as per statements filed', excluding amounts secured to creditors : —• 1909.—Gore, £1632 14s 8d; Invercargill, £6745 Os 8d; Oamaru. £526 6s lid; Dunedin, £21.024 4s 10d;—total. £29,928 7s Id. 1903—Gore. £lßl7 7s 2d; Invercargill, £3403 15s 2d; Oama.ru, £1382 15s sd; Queenstown, £lB3 15s 7d: Naseby, £lls _os j Oci'; Lawrence, £lOl 3« 3d; Dunedin, £16,818 13s 7d ; —total, £23,822 12s. Assets realised: — 1909.—Gore, £520 13s; Invercargill, £2458 12s 3d; Oamaru, £513 15s 3d; Dunedin, £4699 18s sd; —total, £7992 18s lid. 1908. —Gore, £125 2s sd; Invercargill, £751 6s lid; Oamaru, £330 9s 8d; Queenstown. £2 14s; Dunedin, £ll,OlO 2s; —total, £12,219 13s 2d. Debts proved':— 1909. —Gove, £1286 19s; Invercargill, £5518 13s 6d; Oamaru, £252 9s; Dunedin, £20,428 14s lid;—total. £27.485 8s 2d. 1903.—Gore, £2278 11s 4d; Invercargill, £2228 18s 4d; Oamaru, £1364 3s lid; Queenstown, £7B 3s 8d; Lawrence, £36 ICe 3d; Naseby, £29 9s 6d; Dunedin, £16,112 15s 6d ;—total, £22,123 12s 6d. Amounts paid in dividends: 1909. —Gore, £386 2s 9d; Invercargill, £1279 4s 6d; Oamaru, £174 11s Id; Dunedin, £2071 3s lid; —total. £3911 2s 3d. 1008. —Gore, £4OO 13s 2d; Invercargill, £450 12s 10d; Oamaru, £6O 8? 8d; Dunedin, £8349 10s 8d : —total, £9261 ss_4d. Amounts paid on preferential claims: 1809. Gore, £77 13s 3d; Invercargill, £lB4 9s 8d; Oamaru, £7l 15s; Dunedin, £3lB 9s 3d;—total. £652 7s 2d. 1908.—Gore, £52 8s lid; Invercargill, £IOB 13s Id; Oamaru, £67 10s; Dunedin, £512 4s sa';—total, £540 16s 6d. A mounts paid for secured' claims: 1809. —Invercargill. £9 13s; Dunedin, £284 Ise lid;—total, £284 8e lid.

1908. —lnvercargill, £8 10s sd; Dunedin, £ll2O 2s;—total, £ll2B 12s sd. Amounts paid for cost of actions, solicitors’ and supervisors’ fees; — 1909, Gore, £2O 19a 6d; Invercargill, £37 16s 9d; Oama.ru, £6l 5s lid; Dunedin, £326 2s 4dtotal, £496 4s 6d. 1908. —Gore, £SB 13s 8d; Invercargill, £9O 17s 6d; Oamaru. £SB 5s sd; Dunedin, £293 10s 6d;—'total, £4Bl 7a Id. Expenses incurred in carrying on estates for the benefit of creditors: — 1909. Invercargill, £56 5s 6d; Oamaru, £ls 8s 9d; Dunedin, £931 0s 7d; —total, £lsll 16s 4d. 1903.—Dunedin. £240 9s 2d ;—total, £240 9s 2d. Other charges 1909.—£232 3s Id. 1908 —£354 16s 2d. Amounts op Bankruptcies. The following table shows the amounts, as per statements filed, of the various bankruptcies recorded during 1803, as coni-

Number of Bankruptcies. 1908. 1909. Dunedin 22 33 Oamar u 7 3 Gore 5 4 Invercargill 18 19 Queenstown 2 1 3 jnwrcnc© ... ... 1 — Naseby 1 ■ Totals ... . 55 60

Discharges Granted. 1S03. 1909. Dunedin ... 19 9 Oamaru' .. — 1 Dor© .. 7 5 Invercargill ... . .. 4 6 Totals ... 30 21

pared with 1908 ; — Under £50 1908. 1909. 1 From £50 to £100 ... 12 8 From £100 to £250 ... 24 ... 20 From £250 to £500 ... 8 10 From £500 to £1000 ... 5 6 From £1000 to £2000 — . ... 4 F win £2000 to £5000 1 2 From £5000 upwards 1 1