Supreme Court.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 686, 4 August 1870, Page 3

Supreme Court.

♦ IN BANKRUPTCY. This Dat. (Before Mr Justice Gresson.) His Honor held a sitting under the Bankruptcy Acts, in the new Supreme Court-house, at eleven o'clock this morning. ■ Last Examinations — New Cases. bb william leblie. Mr Joynt applied for the final order of discharge. • The bankrupt, in reply to ' his Honor, said he.had^he'd 85 acres of leasehold land, paying 5i an acre for one portion of it, and 8c for the other. Mr Johnstone was bis landlord. Mr Aikman held a bill of sale from witness. Mr Griffiths bought his grain, and obtained a transfer of the bill of sale. Mr Griffiths sold under the bill of sale. He had lent a party 4160, and lost it all; he held no security

fromthe-party to whom he lent the money. He lent the money to Thomas Tennant, who promised to repay him in a fortnight. Was engaged in farming f for three years, He ha J taken the land under a purchasing clause, and mortgaged it to Mr Johnstone iv order to ; pay the required deposit. His Honor suspended relief for two months, expressing hjs dissatisfaction with bankrupt's conduct in taking the land under such circumstances as had appeared in evidence. RE HORATIO JAMES WOOD. Mr G. Harper applied for the final order of discharge. Mr Joynt appeared on behalf of the petitioning creditor, Mr Robinson Ruddick. .His Honor said that the trustee's repovi, as a whole, was not favourable, although it attributed no fraud to the bankrupt. In reply to his Honor, the bankrupt said he had been farming for five years. The debt to Birch and . Co. of £2500 had been accumulating for some time. It was money advanced on wool, which did not realise a sufficient amount. He had about £3000 when he commenced farming here, and had some reversionary property in England. This was all swallowed up in six years. . His Honor said that the bad debts appearing in the schedule were very large. - The bankrupt said that the item £5677 10s waa money lent.to Mr Hilliard, who had left the country, Mr HiU'ard had no property that he was aware of. . His Honor said that this waß a very painful case, and only, demonstrated what often happened, when percons undertook a thing that they were altogether incapable of carrying out with advantage to themtelves and the public. The bankrupt said that he was entitled to the propel iy mentioned in the schedule upon the death of his mother, but it was mortgaged to its full value.. The debt of £12,000 due to Mr Peacock was an actual advance made by him in September, 1868. He then entered into partnership with Mr Hilliard. He was not awpre at the time that Mr Hil,Jard owed so much money. He (bankrupt) was about £7000 to the good at the time. His Honor said he must suspend the order for three months. There was no positive fraud in the case, but there was evidence of gross carelessness and incapacity to carry on so large a business as bankrupt had been engaged in. BB PATHICK FKBDK. SINCLAIR MILLEB, Mr Slater applied for the final order. In reply to his Honor, the bankrupt stated that he had been in .business as a chemist for five years in Australia and three in New Zeajand. He had only kept an ordinaiy day-book. He had been brought up in the medical profession, but hot having a legal qualification, he did hot think it necessary tp make entries of his transactions. His Honor suspended the order for one month, on the. ground that the bankrupt had not kept, any accounts. BE JOHN KEAND. Mr Slater applied for the final order. In reply to his Honor, bankrupt eaid he had occupied 100 acres of leasehold land, and lived on it for four years, arid 'paid £25 ayearrent. He owed £117 rent. He attributed his Jbankrnptcy to failure of crops, and loss sustained in consequence of his stacks not having been thatched. Bis Honor made the final order. KB JAMBS HENBT WATTS. Mr Cottrell, who appeared for the bankrupt, said that the Provisional Trustee desired an adjournment of the ease, and he had no objection to the application. The case was adjourned until the 25th initJ BE JAMES BOSSES. ' ' The bankrupt appeared in person. Capt Sproul, a creditor to the extent of £57 17s 6d, desired to aak the bankrupt a few questions. Bankrupt, in reply to Captain Sproul, deposed : I disposed of a standing crop on my land six or seven months ago. I -was a contractor in Christchurch, and then went up to farm at Flaxton. I took a lease of your section, at £62 a-year. I disposed of last year>crop on that farm to a man named Yates, for somewhere about £60. I did not receive £75 from Yates. He paid me £60; and still owes me £15. I never asked Mr Sutherland, Ferry Road, to allow me to stack my grain on his land, so r- to prevent your seizing it. I let the pasturage to Iseic Parish for £24. I never gave Mr Blakiston any acceptance. I gave him an order on Backs for £12 a good bit after the rent was due. All that I owe you is one quarter's rent — £15 odd. Mr Blakiston took the land off my hands when I paid him the money. I agreed in my lease to cany out certain improvemeent. I have not fulfilled my covenants completely. I have failed to put up the cross fence or sink the artesian well. I have completed the boundary fence all round the section, except where there was gorse, which rendered it unnecessary. The further hearing of the case was adjourned until the 25th inst.; Capt Sproul to file a proper affidavit of proof in the meantime. BE OEOBGB JOSEPH WHITLBT. Mr Bamford applied for the final order. There was no opposition, and bis Honor made tbe final order. Mr Graham said there was no estate. - BB THOMAS NICHOLSON OLABKSON. Mr Bamford applied for the final order. In reply to his Honor, the bankrupt said that his two houses in Dampier's Bay were mortgaged for £250. One house would let for 15s a week; the other would not let for 10s a week, as times were now in Lyttelton. His Honor made the final order, remarking that the case seemed to be the result of milfortune. BB EDWABD WATSON. Mr Graham said that the bankrupt was at Timaru, and refused to come up. Mr Slater confirmed the trustse's statement,

tliat the bankrupt refused to furnish a proper •JtatementLbf, accounts. _„,.' !L '. \^Z;'Z His Honor adjourned the case sine die, if itfidrawing protection. RE THOMAS MACK VT. This case was, on the application of Mr Slater, adjourned until the 25th inst.