BANKRUPT SHAREMILKER

Taranaki Daily News, 26 August 1931, Page 12

BANKRUPT SHAREMILKER

BREACH OF ACT ALLEGED. ASSIGNEE TO INVESTIGATE. An indication that he would have to look further into the affairs of-Bertie Francis James Hall, bankrupt sharemilker of Opunake, was given by Mr. C. .0. Pratt, Official Assignee, at a meeting of creditors yesterday. The deficiency in the estate is £526 2s Id. Bankrupt has no secured creditors and his debts total £566 2s Id. His assets are valued at £4O.

The principal creditors are: Taranaki Hospital Board, £B7 9s; Dr. Peach, Palmerston North, £l7 17s; Palmerston North Hospital Board, £2O; Dr. Watt, Opunake, £25 6s; Farmers' Co-op., £26 14s; Hughson’s, Ltd., Opunake, £42 18s; H. J. Mantey, Opunake, £24 17s; Wai Yep ana Co., Opunakej £6l 14s; Richards and McKinley, Opunake, £l5 10s 3d; Farmers’ Trading Company, Auckland, £l5; Home Supply Co., Wellington, £2O 16s; W. A. Longworth (deceased), Ashhurst, £l2; McGruer’s, Ltd., New Plymouth, £10; O. Manley, Opunake, £lB 15s 3d. Bankrupt stated that he was employed by the estate of the late R. J. Camp-' bell. He got into financial difficulties about eight years ago, when he was in hospital in Palmerston North with a nervous breakdown. After that he could get only casual employment for a year. °ln 1925 he came to Taranaki and lived with his mother until she was sold up. He was out of work for six months before he got casual employment at Opunake. In 1927 he commenced share-milkino’ for the Campbell estate, but having only one arm- it was necessary for him to employ labour. He managed to pay a little off his debts until prices fell, when he found it difficult to pay current expenses. He, had a wife and seven children to keep. In reply to the Assignee bankrupt said he owed more than £5O on his arrival at Opunake and was in difficulties then. He would take a drink but was not a drunkard and never went to races.

The assignee pointed out to bankrupt that when he arrived at Opunake he was considerably in debt and when he obtained credit there he had no probable expectation of being able to pay. In view of the fact that a. breach of the Act had been committed Mr. Pratt thought it his duty to go further into the matter.

The meeting adjourned without passing a resolution, a creditor remarking that there did not seem to be much use in opposing bankrupt’s discharge.

VOCATIONAL TRAINING.

METHODS OF WORK ADOPTED.

The knowledge and ability to use tools, especially those relating to woodwork, is of the greatest practical value to all men and in this respect the Biannual training centres for boys are capable of rendering a valuable service to the community. Even, among third-year students work of a very high standard is often produced and so successful have the boys of the Manaia manual training centre b-en that their work includes several fine examples of craftsmanship in the form of cbi.-n cabinets, gramophone cabinets, tea waggons and settees, while one boy is making a lathe for himself. The pupil who has learned the use of his hands in this manner will in all probability continue after his -school days to use his leisure hours in. a most useful and profitable manner. At the Manaia manual classes, where boys from a wide surrounding area are taught, all woodwork lessons are associated with drawing, which forms an important part of the tuition. Each pupil makes a measured working drawing, plan and elevation, of each exercise before proceeding to the work at the bench and the work must as far "as possible be based on the pupil’s own drawing. Most of the instruction is .individual and for the beginner the- bench work takes the form of a series of graduated exercises, each introducing a new tool or nevz mode of using a tool with which the pupil is already “acquainted. As early as possible pupils make models of some match box holder, hat peg, toast rack or vase stand. Although a general scheme of work has been drawn up ample opportunity is afforded for originality, particularly in the later stages. The objective of the second-yfiar course is to give elementary ideas oi construction. through work upon different models. Elective work is encouraged’ and projects of the pupil’s own selection’ are taken up as early as possible. The added interest of the pupil in. work of this nature makes it particularly valuable. The work covers a wide range of models, such as tea trays, cake stands, book cases, book stands, fire screens, cloak rails and towel rollers.

The third-year work is almost entirely elective and the work undertaken is practically unlimited in scope and variety.