A MAORI’S FAILURE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16768, 29 June 1925, Page 11

A MAORI’S FAILURE.

—— Large family tg keep. A meeting of creditors in. the bankrupt estate, of Matefc tnrei, farmer and laborer, of Manutuke, was convened for this afternoon, but there werC no creditors present. The ffankrtip was represented, by Mr t). W., IlCs. Examined by the Official Assignee, All C. Blackburn, Turn said he did not own a farm, but did a certain amount of cropping. His debts were all for groceries and stores. At present he \yus employed at maize picking. During the past twelve months lie had paid the storekeeper about £3O. The Assignee: How do yOu feed all these relatives of yours? I see there are thirteen of you. 1 Bankrupt: Work, then get the. money and buy tucker. ■ „ . But how did you feed them all for £SU for a year?-—Oh, I did it all right. Do you drink—What, water.? ; No, something stronger.—No fear, I never drink. ' , « . Can’t, you give me £lO and f will pa'y Mrs Kirk? Couldn’t yOu 1 give ffie that amount out of your maize-picking money?—No, I wouldn’t do it. He went oh to say that he was not going to pay that creditor. It’s marvellous how you have kept going, and only incurred such' small debts. I’m not going to state whether you do owei that money or not, but apparently yon do. You are hot going to make any offer then?—No. Then I suppose I shall have to close the meeting, and you can clear out..