BANKRUPT ABSENT..
Unsecured Liabilities Total £3283. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, January 13. With unsecured liabilities apparently amounting to £3283, George Thomas Nation, formerly a mercer of Wellington, did not appear to-day at a meeting of his creditors, and the Official Assignee, Mr S. Tansley, said that bankrupt had left for England about a year ago. His address was not known and he had not furnished a statement. Mr Tansley remarked that the only asset appeared to be £152 held by the solicitor who formerly acted for bankrupt. The solicitor, who was present, said bankrupt left New Zealand in December, 1931, on what purported to be a business trip. At a meeting of his creditors it was decided to carry on the business for a time. One creditor had pressed for payment and the business had been wound up. The principal claims entered on Dehalf of various creditors were £B9O, £750, £542, £3OO, £l9O, £92 and £B2.
The meeting authorised the Official Assignee to distribute the available assets among the creditors.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 661, 14 January 1933, Page 15
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