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Timaru Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 5353, 4 February 1892, Page 2

The Mercantile and Bankruptcy Gazette recently published some bankruptcy statistics, from which the following figures are compiled. During 1890 there were 673 bankruptcies m the colony. Canterbury was the Provincial District which contributed the largest number, bey total being 143. Otago came next with 135 ; Wellington, 126; Auckland, 117; Hawke's Bay, 48; Nelson, 42 ; Westland, 28 ; Marl- ] borough, 19; and Taranaki, 15. During 1891, the total was 586, or 87 less than m the previous year. Otago heads the list with 142, an increase of 7, the other provincial districts followiirg m this order: — Wellington, 116 (decrease 10) ; Canterbury, 101 ..decrease 42) ; Auckland, 76 (decrease 41); Hawke's Bay, 41 (decrease 7); Nelson, 36 (decrease 6) ; Westland, 30 (increase 2) ; Taranaki, 25 (increase 10) ; Marlborough, 19 (same as previous year). Taking now the four chief cities, we find that during 1891 Christ .liiuohhe-dodfcbo lio. Willi 74 (decrease 15) ; the other numbers being — Auckland, 69 (decrease 30) ; Dunedin, 54 (decrease 12) ; aud Wellington, 53 (decrease 10). Of the second-rate towns Oamaru shows the largest increase, having risen from 32 to 48 ; and New Plymouth comes next with an increase from 5 to 20. Oa the other hand, Timaru shows a decrease from 33 to 10; Westport from 30. to 15 ; Palmerston North from 25 to 13; and Gisborne 18 to 7. The North Island shinws a net decrease of 48, and the South Island a net decrease of 39,