Examination in Bankruptcy.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1902, 15 November 1886, Page 2

Examination in Bankruptcy.

A meeting of the creditors in the estate ol G. H. Hougton was held at the Courthouse, Featherston, on Friday afternoon. The deputy assignee, Mr Stansfirld, in the chair, who read tbs list of creditors as per schedule.

The debtor, sworn, said he had been in the colonies 12 years next May ; had worked ior Mr Home; only worked (or Mr Hume (our months. Worked (or Mr Phillips as (arm hand, looking alter sheep; bad £7 10s per quarter from Mr Pnillips ; worked there (or eight years at £3O per year; when Mr Phillip’s brother came oat from India I left; did not get any acres; I then bonght 100 acres of land behind Laoas’ at Tauherehikaa River, near Featberston ; gave £IOO (or it; borrowed the money from Mr Bebins, of Featberston. I started with a few of cattle; gave Mr Robins 14 head of cattle and a horse as well as the land, as security; it was on mortgage; I bad the place 31 years and paid 8) per cent interest; [ sold out (or £l6O in May last; sold out to Pnillips’, my former emplover; I bal £5 deposit; only got £27 10s (rom Beard an>< Gray; he gave £SO on promissory note ; the promissory note was doe next May, 1887; [ discounted the promissory note in August last; I got £IOO cash. The -took belonged to my wife. Mr Phillips gave them to her for work she did about the plaoe on '(r Phillip’s (arm. The cattle brought £3O ; I sold them myself to Mr Elgar; the money was paid to ue; I put the money on my children's backs ; I "pent the wool* £BO on the eleven children ; I paid £7 10s (or shoe leather Mr Skipper has all my accounts; ha shoal! be here today ; the borne I'd not go with tbs cattle ; Mr Phillips gave me the use of the horse as long as I required it; when I had done with it I had to return it to Mr Phillips; It is Mr Phillip's property; when I left the (arm I took a few scraps of farnitare with me ; I then went to Mr Heagerty's, at Qrey**wn; I was milkman (or Heagstty; was "or* a yegr; I was there four getting sell (eight in all) months; my children buttCf were fully employed ; I ‘fal* sol and » bom W UTI *“ *"

firewood free; I <•« no* n •rti'-h' : T had no rei.t to p»y: uiy iuroilui* cuiupiined two good chair* end two biJ '>ne* ud soma m»ttr«m« ; I left Ueigeity's. because £IOO per annum was not good enough lor eight of ne ; I returned to Feathereton wheu I left Mr Heegerty’e place ; Mr Skipper baa got ill m y bill*. I bed two oertloede of ruhbuh when I returned ben; I took a cottage in W*ite Street; I hare still the two cartload* >f stuff; I now live in Fox street; I relnc dl my traps at £5. (The Deputy Assignee rebuked the debtor strongly for his frivolous conJuot before the Court)- The £loodid not oouiu into my hand*. The balance beyond the £27 10s I paid my accounts with ; Mr llobius had £6O ; I had previously parted with land to the amount of £SO to Mr Phillips ; all 1 bare received from the laud ran.aotion was £27 10s. Cost me £3 10a per week to keep my family while in Grey* ow.i ; 1 paid Mr Skipper £3 for patting me through ; 1 have to pay him £2 ; Mr Gray conveyed all my furniture over to my wife tour months ago The debtor showed that CU2 has passed through his bands sinca May last.