HIS ASSETS RETURNED

Taranaki Daily News, 9 July 1930, Page 10

HIS ASSETS RETURNED

FAILURE OF DAIRY MANAGER. The creditors of Charles Cooper, labourer and formerly dairy factory manager, met at Eltham on Monday and, after the Deputy-Official Assignee, Mr. R. S. Sage, had examined him, decided, to return his assets to him. His liabilities totalled £703 and the assets left a deficit of £5lB. “About eight years ago I was in a good position as manager of the Eltham Rennet Company,” said Cooper. “On leaving that I formed the Commercial Dairy Company, Eltham, putting up buildings and plant near the railway station, partly with my own capital and partly financed by Collett and Co., New Plymouth. After the first season that company wished to withdraw, and I arranged with Mr. F. G. Zohrab, Wellington, to take its place, giving him preferential shares. He became dissatisfied with the business and forced realisation and liquidation, in the course of which all my available assets (except my furniture, b.ut including my two house properties, factory and section and plant) -were taken over by him, leaving me penniless and considerably in debt. “For the past two years I have worked at what I could, first with a small milling plant and latterly labouring. The .year before last I earned about £l2o* and much the same this year. For six months recently I was working at the Pa tea freezing works, earning a total of £99, averaging about £5 a week with overtime. Of this I had to pay £1 10s a week board and £1 a week rent in Eltham besides ordinary living expenses. My solicitors arranged with° mv creditors (all except two of the smaller ones) to give me a discharge from what I owed. The Nees Hardware Company, Wellington, issued a distress warrant for its claim of £5 8s and costs and refused to fall in with the wish of the general body of my creditors, to whom I owed a total of about*' £BOO. I was consequently forced to file in fairness to the other creditors.” . ' Unsecured creditors included: Taranaki Electric Power Board £42 10s lOd, Eltham Argus £ll 2s Cd, F. H. Ham £2 16s 7d, Egmont Box Company £2 4s, Union Foundries £27 18s sd, Nees Hardware Company (Wellington) £5 Bs, O. Manley £2 17s* Eltham Motors, Ltd. £4l 6s 10d, New Plymouth Sash and Door Co. £9 19s 7d/j. H. Fake £55, Farmers’ Trading Co. £23 ss, W. A. J. Dutch (Wellington) £3OO, A. C. Pease. (Mangatoki) £5B, A. Ware £5 7e 4d, Huinga Meat Co. £6, L. A. Bluett £6.105, Stewart and Hill £6 se, A. A. Stewart £65 IGg Bd. Syme and Weir £6 6e, McDonald Bros. £3. Eltham Borough Council £3 7s, C. Maslm £l3.

' KAHOURI BRIDGE NEWS. POPULAR SETTLERS FAREWELLED The.Kahouri Bridge hall was crowded oh Monday evening on the occasion of a farewell social to Mr. and Mrs. 11. Johnson and Miss Dolly Johnson, who are leaving after many years of farming in the district. The presence of nearly 100 settlers, both young and old, testified to the high esteem in -which Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are. held. The. evening was spent pleasantly, dances being interspersed with songs and other items. Items were rendered by Mrs. Nielson, Miss Trotter, Miss Adams and Messrs. Feminel, Sextus, Pickles and C. Sangster. A guessing competition was won by Mr. D. Johnson and the Monte Carlo waltz by Miss N. Lash and Mr. C. Sangster. During the evening the chairman, Mr; M.G. Trotter, took opportunity to say a few words of farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Johnson. The speaker, laid emphasis on the fact that the departure of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, was a loss to the district, as they had been such good friends and neighbours. Mr. Johnson, he continued, had been a pioneer settler in the district and had always been to the fore as a breeder of Friesians. Other speakers were Mr. E. Hine, Mr. J. Bonnet, Mr. Paynter, Mrs. M. O’Reilly and Mrs. Nielson, sen., all of whom, as old settlers, paid tribute to the sterling worth of the Johnson family. The chairman then called upon Mrs. O'Reilly to make the presentation of a silver tea service to Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and to Miss Johnson a xylonite set consisting of a brush, comb, mirror and tray. Mr. Johnson, in reply, thanked all the settlers present for their gift and the kind remarks. He recalled events of pioneering days and the happy times they had had, saying that he was sorry to be leaving behind so many good friends. Miss Johnson also extended her thanks to the settlers/ The Kahouri Bridge hall was taxed to its utmost last Friday evening for the euchre party and dance. Eighteen tables were engaged. The ladies’ prizes were won by Mrs. Newland first and Mrs. D. Bonner second. The men’s were won by Mr. Loving first and Mr. W. Bonner second. Marsh’s orchestra supplied the music for the dance, extras being played by Mr. Foster and Mr. A. Sextus. Mr. 11. Sextus was master of ceremonies. TO CONTROL JUNIOR FOOTBALL. APPOINTMENT OF REFEREES. Referees for the junior Rugby games in the Central Division to-day have been appointed as follows: — First Juniors. Midhirst v. Toko, at Toko, 2.15 p.m., E. Scott. Tariki v. Celtic, at Tariki, 2.-15 p.m., F. Julian. Stratford v. Eltham, at Stratford, 2.45 p.m., W. Davis. Third Grade. Inglewood v. Midhirst, at Midhirst. 2.45 p.m., J. Carlson. Stratford v. Technical High School, at Stratford, 1,15 p.m., A. W. White. Geitic, a bye. Fourth Grade. School A v. School B, at School, 2.45 p.m., H. C. Johnson. Stratford v. Eltham, at Stratford, 2.45 p.m,, A. O’Sullivan. Inglewood, a bye..