The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1880.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 526, 27 July 1880, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1880.

The ad interim roporfc of the Joint Committee on amending the present bankruptcy laws has been published. Should effect be given to its recommendations during the present session, the operation of going throngh the Court will not be for the future, as easy and agreeable as it hag been in the past, We would' reverse Punch's .advice to those about to marry to such as intend filing, and say " Do." The road through is now easily and cheaply traversed, and we should be thankful to see all who have, to travel it start en masse. The commercial atmosphere, though purer than it was somewhile back, ,sfcill retains a faint, aroma of sulphur, and marks of the cloven hoof are still apparent. The facilities offered under the existing law have led to so much laxity that a reaction is inevitable, and the insolvent of the future will probably be as hardly as hii predecessor has been easily used. The report to which we have alluded recommends:—l.. That meetings of oreditors shall be held in the town in which the bankrupt carried on his business, or the town nearest his place of residence, if his place of business was not in a town. 2. That an official Assignee be appointed .by the Government for each Court having jurisdiction in bankruptcy; and that the creditors shall have power to appoint one or more Trustees in each estate, to act along with such Official Assignee ; such Official Assignee to find security to the satisfaction of the Judge of the .Court. To meet the salaries and, expenses of the Official Assignees, the Committee recommend that a minimum charge of per cent, be paid- upon all estates that are brought underihejurisdiction of any Court. 3. ,No debtor shall be entitled to his discharge unless and until a resolution shall have been passed by a majority in number, and equal to three-fourths in value"of the oreditors, at,a-meeting.convened .far the purpose of considering such a resolution. The majority shall be not the mere majority of those at the meeting, but of the whole body of ■ so that it will be necessaryiorthedebtoi': to seoure a sufficient attendance of creditors, either in person or by proxy. Forthe purpose! of this! r prpvision, a person who has been schedu.ed by the debtor as .a creditor, but, who had not proved, shall be considered as one of the.body..of creditors; although of course he could not vote until he had proved. The object will be it essential to the right to discharge that there shall be an actual consent to'the discharge by a majority in number, oqual to three-fourths in value, of those persons"who are iu fact creditors. The depisionof thecreditoriinrefusing to give or in grantiugYidischargershall be subject to review 'by the That the'preserit'mode of 1 Arrangement' •by; deed bjs'/'repealed, yahd^that,any, debtor iihable to meefchig engageraehts i shall be compelled to fil* a. declaration: to that effect ;■ or be abjudicateda, bank- 1 rupt on the application of arjy.creditoi'; ,that.the filing all j hostile proceedings .against .his i estate, 'tuntil;? the whe'th^the ; iby 9 truit deed or in b»nfeupt«y,;.aud.

Unit the assent requiied to a release of the debtor be three-fourth's'nn number and value of all creditors, whether present or ndt. 5. lhat no bankrupt shall obtain his discharge except by 1 the order of a Judge of the Supreme Couit or Di&tiict Court, in open Court.

We are sorry to sxy that the meeting convened at Maateiton to ariange for a ploughing match fell through for want ot a quorum. Peilups the Society might fur a gathering of this chauCer.

The annual meeting of the members of St. Matthew's 'Church, Mastertoii,' takes place this evening ;■ of St. Luke's Church," Greytown, to-morrow evening. Mr George Fannin, architect, Masterv ton, has been appointed an agent for; the" United Iniiihuice Company.* J 'V; 1.

A meeting'of creditors in' the estate of M. R. Aahwin is con.vened.by the trustee for to-morrow. •, . ■ ■:„■' ;

A public, meeting takes place this afternoon at Gladstone to consider ;'~the proposed site.for the Hurun'uiorangi tollgate,-' v ,'.v '"'■ v £.,' ... ..'.:••>.-<

The periodical the local. Lodge of. Oddfellow* takes ; place.this evening. '' ir: ~;'-• ". •''!-,... /•'--,;. The scratch football matoH at Greytown between the lepretentative'fifteen and all' comers excited a little more" interest;than usual, though only.nine out of the fifteen turned up, and had to meet some sixteen all comers, amongst- whom we're three ef the Club's ■ emergenoy men. - The nine played well and fast, exhibiting some fair passing and dribbling, and of course scored everything. The all comers worked well, considering they had two or, three among them; who had never kicked a ball before. A, practice will be held on Thursday; next. We understand the teani; are making arrangement ;to visit Wellington on Saturday.; -We hope thepraoticewill.be well attended by both players and; nonplayers, so that the.representatives of this enterprising club'may. settle their nerves before trying conclusions. •'.;".■ The Greytown Borough "Gounoil meets this evening. : The Greytown public, we are' glad l to note, thoroughly appreciates the principle of rewarding merit. The residents of that township intend giving a ball to the First Fifteen of the Greytown Football Club on. Tuesday, 3rd August, in honor of their unvarying success during the season, and, we presume, to compensate them' in some degree for the scars, .scratches, and general damages, sustained,, in the various struggles for victory. The good old English game is esteemed in Greytown as it ought, to be, and members of the Olub should now feel encouraged to attempt even greater things. . The, teanv plays the Wellington"-Athletic Olub on Saturday next, the public paying their expenses to town, where we trust good fortune also awaits them.

Elder Baft, the Mormon Apostle, has arrived in Oamaru, and ho addressed a large audience last Saturday, among whom were about half a down ladies. He was patiently listened to. The majority of the audience sat and' smiled at tho lecturer, but manifested ne inclination to differ with his opinions on the question of whether a man should have 300 wires or only one, or whether Joe Smith was an inspired prophet or was hot. - Elder Batt visits Dunedm next in search of converts.

: In the month of June the total number of births in Wellington were. 90, and deaths 26. In the way of births Wellington stands preminent against the whole colony, while in mortality she also is very high. Of the deaths in the whole: colony it maybe stated that males contributed 72 and females 75. There were 55 deaths of children under five years of age. •-\

. The Dunedin Echo says:—We hardly understand Bishop Neville's position. He wishes pnw rents to be abolished, for all are equal" before the Lord." If that be so, how comes it that there are bishops iri the Church? And that the vole of on* bishop can veto the votes of a whole synod? There is not much equality in Episcopal churches

The Rev. 0. H. Spurg6on has just come in for a nice little sum, One of his greatest admirers, who was nearly always to be seen at the Tabernacle, was Mrs Anna Tyson, a lady of rather,advanced years, who resided at Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood. She died" the other day, and has left nearly all her fortune (£40.000) to be devoted to the Stockwell Orphanag* and the Pastors' College, founded by the reverend gentleman, . ' ...

The latest on dit in the lobbies bears tho guise -of authenticity, and wo give it publication, Sir Julius Vogel is to be superseded in the Agent-Generalship by Sir Edward Stafford, who will peform the duties for about £SOO per annum", and the present Agent-General will be appointed Agent for the Inscription of Stock, with a percentage of about onetwelfth of one per cent, on all transactions on behalf of the Colony.

The New Zealand Herald says:—On the Inst trip of schooner Medora from Whangaroa, the captain sighted no fewer than eight whales off that port Some of them swam alongside the vessel, and kept it company, coming so close that they could have been struok with an oar. Whales have been very numerous on the coast this season, and-stray one? have found their way into this harbor and into : the Firth of the Thames. The American whalers might do wors'e : 'than cruise off the' New Zealand const, ai our own people do hot seem to have sufficient energy'left to "strike oil."

• The creditors of Mr D. P.Davies';(sayi the; Times) have at la§l got flomsthing tangible out of the debtor's estate, thanks to the perseverance of Mr 0, A, Baker, 'the!trustee.-. Oh .Saturday MrsiDavies proceeded to the wharf to take herdeparture for Kewcastleper brig Robin Hood, thenon thepoint'of sailing,-but to her mortification found that Mr Baker, with a sheriff's officer,' was prepared; to contest her; departure or detain her luggage un.less' she satisfied his claim against her. Three boxes were taken possession of by order of the .trustee, but. a fourth, which was shrewdly, suspeoted to contain: a portion 1 of the money which the lady recently assured the 'Chief Jristice r war all spent. Mrs Davies refused: to give it up, and held ,it,;,daring anyone, to remove it. v M? Baker forced to be satisfied'with the three he had taken possesssien_of,.in respect to 1 which the lady promised, to. forward him £?s,'and the-terms 1 having' been'so : .far arranged shei was allowed 'to depart.' The. seized cases were subsequently found to contain aurveyor's instruments, plans, &o,j the haul being, a very good oiwfor, the 'oreditors. '"Mr in' an appearancfi'during the little" s'cehey and his absence was asubjact of much speculation, It L wa3. gonerfclly that, 'he had left the Colony some day's pre- ; vidu'sly. The seized boxes were labelled ll evidently witFth'ejntention,,pf! misleading "anyone' who' might taka'a'n'j ■* : '.y , ' : ■'■' ■

; '.. iL 1 | .(:ij''i'il!. : o'. : i'iv I |VnO ,•: The.annual meetjng of members of St.., Xuke'eOtiu^ ■of ohurohwardens; vestry men, and audi-' sbw,'&q.-, for ensuing:yearjwill be;held ;at|hi To^Hall'oßjWe^

\.The concert in Greytown Private-BafidM^beiiig'well worked up. Mn Knell hag kindly contented to play ( the principal accompaniments, The concert will be held on' Friday evening) end iwe hope lo'liear of a bumper houie. The Greytown Football ,Club holdi a practice in the' paddock adjoining Stewait's this aftornooh—the' team v. allcomers Ai many at possible should roll up to help the representatives into form, as the mtfch with the Y Weljjngtpn ; Athletic. Club on wlirbeVJobled. forward to with some interest.

The soiree arranged by theGreytown Football- Ulub'-has-'beeii' postponed,"oft "account of the complimentary soiree by the residents of Greytown to the representative feam being fixadfor that date. The arrangements wilbVbomplete, and the catering, under trio management of Host Jones, should of itself be a sufficient guarantee that nothing will be wanting. The tickets are—double, 15s; single; 10s 6d; extra lady, ( 7s"6d. The soiree will be held in .the Forester's Hall, and should be the most successful of the' season, ,•'"'""' j . ■ '■ ' I ■.' ■ i

The Montenegro Ambassador has been recalled from Constantinople, and the new diplomatic'relations have been broken off. The GreatjPowers have agreed a naval demonstration against Turkey in favor of Montenegro, p •[' j ■• A meeting of:.'; the Finance and-Public WorksjGommittee of Wairararapa.Oounty East was held' on Saturday last. Present • --Mesiri. Beetfiam ' (chairman), ••J.' V. Smith," arid" "H; : R. Bunnny. Tenders; ■were received "for 149, chains of road at Tenui, but as; the for] this work wasihsufficient'to, cover',it'the Committee decided to decline all tenders, and that a specification, be. prepared for a smaller'contract, [ "^j From the gazetted ; official report of; Postal,! Money Order, and Saying' Bank! transactions for the quarter ended 30th, June last, following-figuresare ex'traoted! having .reference .to the four'principal office's* of the colony:—Auckland Postal District—Money ; order" iuuedj<li2l:{l27; ; do. paid, ! L18,222, Bank-de-! posits, ,L 26,881; withdrawals,.; L 22,981.: OhristohuroV Postal; District—Money orders ! isaued;Li7,4B.6:; ditto, paid, L 9516. Savings; Bank 'deposits, L 53,000; withdrawals, Dunedin Postal Dis-triot-rMoney orders issued, L18,099j do paid, -117,106; savings -"Bank"deposits, L 42.873; withdrawals,_ L38,0i0.-Wel-lington Postal Digtrict.—Monty torders issued, L 14,101; do paid, L 15,541; savings Bank deposits; 128,618; withdrawals, L 28,020, The ..total.transactions in"the sixteen postal districts of the colony for the. period named show the following results. :-rMoney orders issued, L 119,325; money orders paid, L87;294, Savings Banksjdeposits, ;L218,i 081j ditto with;draw»ls, L 197,430; exceu 'of deposits over withdrawals, L 20,640. In thecor-

responding quarter in -1879 the withdrawals eiceeded; deposits, by L 29,764. The:onlyofficesfat which during the- ; past quarter withdrawals exceeded deposits were Christchurch, L 1387; Hokitika, L 483, and Wesport, Lsl. ,-,,;