IN BANKRUPTCY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13706, 22 September 1908, Page 2

IN BANKRUPTCY.

BE W. H. ELLIS, FAIRLIE

A statutorr-meeting "of the creditors of Wm. Hy. Ellis, a young man., a labourer, of Fairue,* was summoned for 11 a.m. ytsterdav at the Deputy Assignees office. Xo creditor attended. - The debtor, and Ins solicitor. Mr J. W. White, were present. The debtor filed a statement showing that he owed the following debts, all unsecured :—Pilkington and Co., £ls 15s 2£d, J. L. Wilson £6 Ws 7d. Sutherland, and Phillips £4 15s lOd, J. Ballantyne£l 16s lOd, J. King £4 14s 9d, T. F. Bussell £2O 16s W -A. Scott £1 10s, W. Binney £4 Is, W. Hosking 16*, E. Cook £5 10s. | W. H. Smith £3 10s, Dr Cook £1 Is 6d. Mrs Mallett ICs, J. Caskey £2 2? 6d; total £69,18s 2£d. His a.-sets were put down at. £l2 tlurniture £lO, home £2). The debtor made and signed a statement that he had been at Fairlie about { >ix years. Had a wife (maried 2i years I ago)" and one child. His wife had been ill, off and on, for the last, two years, and this had caused expense—over £SO. Lost work in consequence of his wife's illness, because be could not aflbrd to pay anyone to look- after .her—it was impossible to get anyone and be had to. stay at borne to look after her himself. The, debts had been incurred since his marriage. Filed because some of the creditois threatened legal pioeeedings, and he could not; pay all, or any, of them. Had accounted for everything he had except a saddle, worth £5, which he forgot. He had arranged to return the saddle if he did not keep a horse. Could" make n« uffn-. - • - The assignee read two letters lie had received. • The writer of one, Mrs Riddle, stated that the debtor owed her 20 weeks rent. She was a. widow with seven children, and she asked the assignee if he could do anything' for her.—Mr Montgomery said there was nothing to do anything with. In the other letter, Mrs Cook, said he owed her £3 lCs balance due on a he bought from her in April last. Ske was an old woman living on old age pension. He was to pay for the * horse by instalments, and he had not paid. "He being a young man with no family and always in work, she expected to get her money, and con Id not believe that he had no money. The letter concluded: "Can you do anything for an old woman he took the horse from*'' Bankrupt said, he bought the horse for £4 from the woman's son. and paid £1 deposit. He offered to give - the. horseback and forfeit the pound.,when be found it did not suit him ; but they declined to take it back. The assignee directed Ellis to put horse and saddle up to auction at the next stock sale " by order of the official assignee.'' Mr Whit* said the debtor had borrowed the £6 necessary for the filing fees, and had paid him nothing.' The assignee remarked that- the debtor's solicitor would have the fitst claim on the proceeds of the sale. This closed the busines*.