In Bankruptcy.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5190, 22 December 1884, Page 3

In Bankruptcy.

debtors' and creditors' act. ! Be Thomas Cooper.— Mr Fisher applied for the postponement of an application herein. Mr M'Connel, who appeared for Cooper, had no objection. The matter was postponed till January. ; MISCELLANEOUS. i I Re Arthur Beauchamp. —Mr Bruges applied for the bankrupt's discharge. : The Official Assignee opposed the appli- [ cation on the ground that, during the past twelve months there' had been no sufficient accounts kept, the books failed to show the position of bankrupt's business. A branch business had been disposed of bhortly before bankruptcy, and no account of this ap- ; peared in the books. The landlord claimed j .£258 for rent, and the assets at the present time were .£1234 ; {He thought the case was one for suspending the order of discharge. His Honor postponed the order for four ' months. ', , Re Thomas Ridley, junior. — Return to summons of Dec. 9. Mr Bruges appeared for a creditor, petitioning that Ridley might be adjudicated a bankrupt. The debtor had left New Zealand and was now ■ in New South Wales. ; ! His Honor made the order for adjudi--1 cation. \ ) Re John Nankivell. — Mr Corr applied for '. ' the debtor's discharge. ' j j The Official Assignee opposed the appli- ; cation on the ground that the debtor had given preference to some of his creditors ; but there was no evidence of a fraudulent ; intent. j I His Honor remarked that the public should know that preference could not be thus given. Though the creditors did not ; appear to oppose, he would postpone the ; discharge for six months. j Re James Patterson. — The Official : Assignee obtained leave to sell the book ; debts herein. i Re John James Cowdery, Andrew Hope Blake and Margaret Elliott, Charlotte ; Bennetts and Agnes Turton. — The Official • Assignee obtained similar orders in these \ estates. Re Edward Barnett Hancock. —Mr Deacon obtained an order directing the ■ Official Assignee to receive proof of the \ debt to Messrs Paterson, Lang, and Bruce, i of Melbourne. J Re Arthur John Parkinson. — Mr Deacon, ■ for Mr Slater, obtained an order directing the Official Assignee to receive proof of the debt to H. A. Davis. Re Daniel Maher. — Mr Corr obtained an order appointing day for debtor to apply for hiß discharge. DISCHARGED. The following received orders of discharge: — Edward John Hawken (Mr Loughrey), John Robert Couzens (Mr Bruges), David Grange (Mr Stringer), Robert Sharpe (Mr Corr), James Armstrong (Mr Martin), Henry Piper (Mr Baini'ord.) PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS. The examinations were declared finished in the following : — Frederick William ; Parker, James Frost, John Thomas Cowi dery (Mr Spackman), Agenore Dupuis, Frederick Airton Webster and John Audley Webster, Henry Glasson, Margaret Elliott, and Agnes Turton (Mr Stringer), John Dalziels (Mr Deacon), Thomas Firman (Mr Stringer for Mr Russell), Stephen Simpson, John Young, Charles Hill, Archibald M'Millan (Mr Joyce), Edward George Jones, John Rickerby (Mr Byrne), Samuel Thompson (Mr Corr), Edward Prebble, junior (Mr Loughrey), Thomas Hart, James Kennedy (Mr M'Connel), Richard Thomas Webb (Mr Izard), Alfred Hodgkinson (Mr Bamford), Thomas Oliver (Mr Izard), Josephina Tulia Ryan (Mr Corr), Edward Perkins, Thomas Loftus White, John Leckie, and William Edward Rose Smith, and Tamerlane Vitruviua Whitinore (Mr Stringer for Mr Russell), John Taylor (Mr Byrne), John Johnson Loe (Mr Slater), Arthur John- Davey (%Tr Joyce). ADJOURNMENTS. Re Oliver Wansey.— This case was postponed, as an annulment of the bankruptcy will be applied for. Mr Slater appeared for the debtor. The v Official Assignee did not oppose the postponement. Re John Piischel and Carl Puschel. — This was postponed. Mr Bealey appeared for the debtoi-3. The Official Assignee applied for the postponement. Re Denis O'Connel. — In this case the Official Assignee obtained a postponement. Mr Izard appeared for the debtor. Re Joseph Smith. — In this case the Official Assignee obtained a postponement. Mr Loughrey appeared for the debtor. Re Reid. — This case was adjourned. This closed the business.