AN AUCKLAND BANKRUPTCY.

Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13736, 30 May 1913, Page 5

AN AUCKLAND BANKRUPTCY.

KTOIIY OF A CATERER'S MIS-

FOlt'l UNE

[United Press Association.]

Auckland, May 29

A meeting of orixJitora in the bankrupt estate of Wilinin A. Ol(.'ii.-:m, a dining-room jjioprittor o: ISgiiiiia.vahiai. was held at the olfioe of the iicputy, Official Assignee this ' morning. -In a statement the bankrupt said when ho startod his capital amounted to £'5, and ho was then o'wi.ig about £l(X). lie had paid oiF most of ti":c .-tlO!) originally owing, but a judgment :;r.nnnon- 1 s against him had forced him to tlu- lfenkruptcy Court.

"I made arrangements with ' tho lossre of a \:uv.;it r.iiiway section, •■A'hich a-rljoins my promises," continued "tho- bankrupt, ":<ml when th-a Land i.AUai .stari-sd I (.'rectcd a marquoo to net us :i dii!i;is2;-r:M;;ti. I did not want .Natives in the :^;,;a':ir dining rc-oint* because it wouM >\,\v^ spoilt the whito trade. The cluti 'i!:-..: of ti c town board repeatedly into.: ■'.;. d ,vith anything 1 wished to do. !: = -hii; hisiauce ho objected iv) Maori;. \>::\ i: g their meals in 'own. He- (.'-.';;ii"iv! t' ■•:n to go ue:;rly hr.li a r:-i?!:. .: v.M . , •.■.:■.■• .;.-ini;;n-'):]i-d mo to Coiirt i'ur ■■■; cli:<; 4 : \ jcarqucil. To tho Ruilway "Dc-M.-irtmont I also wrote, i explaining my -;:;'o of the case. Tho i Dopartmojit wac quit;* willing to givo mo a. transfer vi !.!k» lon so, providing the to\vn board ap/M-ovwl, but the chairman seems t<> have pretty well his own way in a'J tilings, «o that was tho end of my reaping any benefit from tho Maoris at the Native Land Court. In con&equcnoo- 1 eonr.ider my businosfi lias been greatly interfered with, and spoilt to a very largo extent."

The Assignee --vms instructor] to dispose of the bu:-;i;i.r..s tr> the best advantage