MEETING OF CREDITORS.

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 35, 10 February 1909, Page 8

MEETING OF CREDITORS.

' "" "% liA!BOTJRER'S'bnWIODLTEBS» A. labourer named Lauderdale Maule Carnachan, of Waitbmo, having been. der.. J ' clareid bankrupt, attended-at the Official \ Assignee's; office this, morning to place -\ his ease before his creditors. Only one 5 of. the creditors attended. 'i \ '"'The" Assignee read the ';bankrupt's statement, which was to the effect that his : total debts amounted to £104 2/9, T and assets -nil. . ~ ,• ■ , Camachan stated: "I am a labouring t man. About September, 1907, I was laid up with illness and unable to > work for about two months. Theext penses incurred during my illness ex- ( [ hausted my savings. Previous to my | , illness, I and several other men under- j } took road works, and thereby incurred . , certain debts for stores and. supplies, for [ which the suppliers eventually held mc , responsible. Being unable to satisfy , these' debts, I was sued for them, and c judgments were obtained against mc. { , Then judgment summonses were issued E in some instances, and I was compelled to file my schedule. I. have no property of any kind, so am unable to make any 1 offer." j Questioned by the Assignee, bankrupt ( ! said he did' not test the cases brought j against him for debt, because he had not 1 the money to go into Court. The cases 5 went by default. The debts incurred by 1 the road'party were considerable. In a ( • way; he made- himself responsible -for 1 them, and the suppliers then looked to ' ■ him for payment. His people had help- • ed him out of difficulties before, but could, hot be expected to do so every time. He had a large family to support, and at present was out of -work. The Assignee adjourned the meeting. . informing the bankrupt that he would ] have, to come up for his discharge within four months. ' t . f