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Western Star, Issue 66, 13 February 1875, Page 7

A scandalous case was brought up at a meeting of Mr Henry Fugate’s creditors at Auckland. It appears that prior to leaving that city for Hapier, Mr Fugate placed his estate in'the hands of a, pawnbroker, and from, certain proceedings, it is to bo gathered that the first intimation tie creditors had of anything bqing wyong was the con-, veyance of a cartload of goods sent from Fugate’s Thames establishment to that of the pawnbroker, who h?ld a power of attorney. Mr Fugate refuses to meet his creditors, but it is thought that ho will yet comply with the solicitations of the. Bankruptcy Judge. MrFugato originally traded . in the Dunedin Arcade. ~,

The New Zealand ifm-ald tells the following, characteristic story of Dr Foatborston :—“Some months back the captain,- of a French man-of-war . succeeded in rescuing a number of immigrants who were shipwrecked off the coast of Otao-o. ' The Provincial Council voted him a testimonials silver plate, which was to be presented to him through Dr Featheratou., Hero’s what France did : Marshal MacMahoa, attended by, the Duo . Decazes and the Minister of Marine, received Dr . Featheratou In slate.. The Marshal, expressed r himself much gratified at the good feeling exhibited on the part of the New Zealand Govern-. merit, and the Minister of Marine took charge of the presentation to the captain, who was then on foreign service. Npw. fpr another pr.esonta-. tion, by way of contrast Some time ago the . Canterbury Flax Association forwarded a hand-., some piece of plate to Mr C. Thorne, a largo London merchant, for the time trouble, and outlay he had been at in the manufacture of flax textiles. Dr Featherston was to mako .the presentation, and lie did it. He did it in this way: He caused the piece of plate, which was a silver shield with a raised gold centre, to bo wrapped in paper, and given to a messenger to hand to Mr Thorne at his office, and without the written testimonial which accompanied it. Dr Featheretoa was aware how the presentation should have been made—then he cpuld not be ‘ bothered.’ "•. . . ! -