Masterton District Court.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 5, Issue 410, 8 July 1890, Page 3

Masterton District Court.

lIULL-K BKCTION. OKPKB MADE FOB St’BRENDEB OF LEASE. At tb* Mut«rtoa District Court on Fnday. Mr Itnnn; lunb utprliouioatoc tb» trml of Wm. Hull, of Fanimtna. and

' to f; 14 him in |iri«>n nntil he ■urrendere t tm lit-.n.... for cert.ui prauerty cleim-*! by the tMtrial A«l(iim. Cnnotl.rtbb took place in th*. of which the I'cp ity Aeeigneo j (Mr s..|i«r; »». cxatuinod. an 4 the whole ) of the pr.>reedin|r* taken to recover, for llie hencht .*f the eitaie. the deferred pavI luent section m dieputc. were reviewed. - Ilia Honor ttaled that in giving the ! deri-ioii he did in July lfOifl. in the civil action Hlv v llrigga relating to the land in liupntc. he was aalmtied that he wa. not i ret smog the previon. deci.ion of hi. , (*redcoe«»or Judge l>avy in connecI tetn with the application of the OtTicial | V».ig'ic- fur Hull . hrenM. Mr Itunny rea.l the deci.ion in Bly v Idrigg.. in which hi. Honor held tlial the ref leal of the (.and Board or the Ih.trict Court Judge to make Hull deliver up the licnu- in no way inlrrfrrred with the nghl. ‘ conferred by rlanae .’»4 of the Bankruptcy Act, which teal, all the preperty of a debtor in the Official Aa-ignoe. Mr Bunny .aid tile nection ipioted .hould hate been 72 in.tend of .’>4. Hi. Honour admitted that he had made [ a ini.tnk*. Mr Bunny enhinitted that thi. decision I willed the matter. Hi* Honor: It wa. never appealed | agaia.t and I think it wa. right. Mr Bunny: Obeiooaly eo. Mr Bunny said the application wm for Oeterrcd Payment License, No. 4*7, ' dated 27th May, Ism". Mr Sellar, in reply to the Court a* to ! whether he had r< a».ui to believe the , bankrupt had concealed certain pro|ierty, .aid he knew the debtor had certain pro- | perty in hi* ]><>a.e.»ion. Mr Bunny argued that a refusal to pro. doce implied concealment. Mr Sellar in reply to further question* •ai I he required the Itceime for the pnr- !■ >-e« of the Act. The land wu. included iy the debtor in hi. statement of anitets. Mr Bunny Maid the asset waa valued at | £230. Hi* Honor said the Act provided no f r:u of commitment, and Mr Bunny 1 repded that he would hvok for oue under | the Kiigli.h Act. Hu Honor granted the application, and i the writ for imprisonment under ttdrd , .notion of the Art will accordingly he , issued.—Star. BANKRUPTCY BUSINftSS. S. Ilinislow, contractor, was etsmined hv Mr Bunny, his evidence corresponding w tii th' statement made at the recent meeting of creditor* st I’nlnatua. The • tsnnnation wa. declared closed. In re Eli C.-undberg, of Pahiatua storekee|M<r. ai. order wa. made authorising a nm not exceeding 4'3 to be paid from the rstato for maintenance.