MEETING OF CREDITORS.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12913, 2 March 1906, Page 2

MEETING OF CREDITORS.

IX Ki: WILLIAM FLEMING. A meeting of creditors in the estate of William Fleming, of Geraidiiv, plumber, wa* held yesterday coming in me Oificc of the Hcpuly Alienee. Present:—Mess: > A. Mostgaajcry <:n tfc* chair). \\. 1J ivuiund <f<r bankrupt?. J. Cos belt <A. ;-ad T. Burn. J. C-ondre"" (Acetylene' Gas C*.». K. Mcrrw<n (for M«rnson 8r0i.,. \V. Mutic for X.Z. Kaiiware Co.). .1. Bennington, and J. C. s"ittu~ ing.

Bankrupt filed stateasent* thawing as*ei* £203 Is 6d, including stock in hand £45. cash in hand £75. Usui* £SS Is 6d. book debt.- £ls, furnistire £lO. The amount of the liabilities was £333 13s 4d. 'esvjrg a delicicscy of £lJ* lis SCd. These wcic no secured creditrrs. The pric-Jpal debts . were:—Cradd»c3t. Orr and C .. £93 4s; T. Banks. £57; A. a-sd T. Br.rt. £*,2 16- a :*: X.Z. Hardware Co., £-52 ss: M-:::~»e !>m-.. £l9; G. Woraei. £l2 ISs 3d: .5. C. £ls 8s; J. Jac-W-n. £6 16s; 1". "iosker. £5 8s 7d: Scott !<:<».. £7 255. S*a»e other amounts w.-ie "e-'- than £5.

Hankrupt. >«<!!«. sij<3 3ic began bfi'ir.o* as a platnltei in tteraldme about !!>:>?<• ycar> jigo. with r.f cnpii.d. buj abnc: £-0 worth <1 1 ««:>■. He altribntcA bis y:c»-?:5l dif.'jtuhies ;o <.vc3-i«T»j'«;iJ:(>3 irj lbs i:-k asd '.<• }:ik::i/i «-<«nii:it , ls .it t«n ;«• :.,•.t.*. l.ns; (K-t<.b.j he bci».s:; :«• eel nj<<rc *vul» ami be::ci inkes. la baibk:s* adi'i be h'd cuiiij-ci !*:<■» fi'Hi Timnru and <<:l;c; places. Was .< g«*«i «?e,d behind in Uc"<** her. and so:r.e of bis cJedilorN enmaics< ?<i t<» press in December. About ibe mi<*;»3c tf tcbiuaiy t*:ed i« m.ikc private .-iiT43;c> nient.s villa hj:» creditors, bat was am:•.-]« to do .<«. He w.«s faitbcr pressed and advised to file. Wbcn trying to mike merits, lit- had a liatlc bind, whicb be vbi t« assisi in paying bis debls, reaiisifcg £l5O. There "w;*s a mortgage <jf £3O on ii. wiih .v few j«<unds «j interest. Hid £55 <<f lbc proceeds in bind. This land and house wcic Uansfcncd t*» him l*y his mother, without p-iymcni. The cr*«iit*rs were t'sus gelling lbc .idv.aol.3ge of tbu sale. The mojjgviac w-.-j*- <ri tbe proper y before be !<*»k it. His brotber bad n<< intcisi in this pr<>j»erir at xny time. 'Wbcn be airst stance! business. •»•»> £6O in deb;. H«i nevc-a bodied any «f. tbe pui chase in««r:?y .i" ..lib

Theic was c«snsii.lei,ib2c <i:sr«ssi<.2 if I misor delni!s. i A.«;ke«i J<» m:«3ic .in *«flVr. bsnirsip: v.-'s<3 he bid pi)t a 33 h 5.« ;«*se:> *2<.*rn. .Wl «,-<«t»l : make n» betier <ffer. Mr M<i»tg<»a3ery demanded lbc rj^iiv.i.v, sb:«t bmkiwpi w.i-s eniijleil u* bis ivrni- i tm-. v.ilue<3 -«1 £lO, .:ijvs £ls 4,' tr«.!>-. Itiir.ktupi dcc'iae'i tn make any i oiler ;d i«'l. ii.ivir.g fu!3y qui Iter. Mr Oihrlt m>.ve<i tb:4 Jbc cM.iic bewound up, by disjfs,ii .m 4aci:<c. "«» tic best advaat-ngir.