BANKRUPTCY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10574, 27 January 1906, Page 3

BANKRUPTCY.

A meeting of creditors m the estate of Patrick Sellars, carpenter, of Taradale, was held at Napier on Thursday. Only one creditor, Blythe and Co., was represented and the meeting lapsed for want of a quorum.

The following is the list of unsecured creditors: \\. J. Cox, Gisborne, £13 ls ; J. Whinray, Gisborne, £10 2s 3d; Wollains estate, Coromandel, £6 ; C. Janice, Wairoa, £6; Blythe and Co., Napier, £5 18s 10d; H. Summerfield, Wairoa, £5 76 6d; Brisson, Coromandel, £4; Foot, Gisborne, £4; Adair Bros., Giaborne, £3 ; J. McKce, Gisborne, £2 10s ; K. H. Glenny, Taradale, £2 7s lOd; G. Wilkin, Gisborne, £2 ss; W. Harper, Taradale, £2; Captain Tucker, Gisborne £1 10s; Kennedy and Evans, Gisbome^ £1 10sx It. and J. Robb, Gisborne, £1 9s; W. Timperley, Wairoa, £1 7s; N. ancl A. Winter, Wairoa, £1 6s 9d ; Gisoonie Gas Company, Gisborne. £1 6s; J. Craig, Gisborne, £1 ss; Conroy and Co., Napier, 18s; Dr. Somerville, Wairoa, 10s ; total, £82 14s 2d. The assets, comprising furniture and a cow, amount ed to £18 5».

The bankrupt, examined, stated he left Coromandel m 1899. The most of his Gisborne accounts were incurred about seven or eight months ago. His debts were nearly all old. He had been earning 10s a day for the last seven or eight months. Prior to tliis he had long spells without getting any work at his trade. He had paid off £5 lOs of hi s old debt .sinco he had been iv Napier. He had never had any property of his own and neither had liis Avife.

Bankrupt handed m the following written statement : "I am a bridge carpenter by trade, and have followed that trade since I was 14 years of age. I have been married 11 years, and have a family of three. When I was 14 years of age I was attacked by rheumatic gout, caused by exposure while working m a swamp, and since then I have been laid up with the disorder every year — .sometimes twice or three times a year and for periods varying from three to 17 weeks. The nature of my work has ne-ce-sitated my travelling all over the country and this has often entailed additional expense m keeping two homes. In addition to that bad weather m winter, coupled with my illnesses, have caused me to lose much time. I have also had a good deal of illness m my family. When I married I was not iti debt, but since my marriage (from the causes I have already stated) I have gradually fallen behind. I have struggled on m the hope of being able to free myself from debt, but owing to pressure from certain of my creditors I 'have been forced to file. I regret that I can make no offer to my creditors." The meeting then adjourned sine die.