IN BANKRUPTCY

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2539, 28 June 1909, Page 3

IN BANKRUPTCY

RE W. J. M. ATTWOOD. Tho following statement has been filed with the' Deputy Official Assignee (Mr. J. Coleman) by William John Mark Attwood, second-hand dealer, who lias boon adjudged bankrupt: , “I commenced business on the 15th of February, 1905, My capital Avas Q, £l2 of which Avas borroAved from my Avife. My business Avas always small, the capital being somcAvhat insufficient, and during the last eighteen months, owing to the general slackness of trade, tho business fell -off considerably. Of late several of my creditors began to press me, the landlord of my business premises in particular,’ and at bis instance a AA-arrant of distress Avas issued against me, and the bailiff entered into possession. I Avas, therefore, compelled to file.” There are no secured creditors, and the test of unsecured creditors is as follows : F. Hall £23 7s, Adair Bros. £3 12s 6d, Mrs. AttAvood £5 6s Bd, A. Thomson £1 13s, ItaAA'linson and Ilwerson (Auckland) £7 10s, C. Cleaver and Co. (Auckland) £1 10s, Pilcher Bros. £1 7s lOd, Peacocke and Co. £1 10s, Johnston and Miller £3 18s, “Wanganui Chronicle”. £3 15s, Grundy and Gherman 15s, W. J. Barlow £1 10s,’ “Gisborne Times” Co. £lO, G. Torrie £2 3s, C. Taylor £3 18s J. ToAvnley £4 18s, Pettie and Cm- £5 19b 9d, B. S. Cox £1 15s, H. Warren £1 11s, J. East £1 2s 4d, Best and Co. (Auckland) £2 19s, Miller and Craig £5. Rees Bros, and Bright £1 Is, Gas Co. 6s, J. Roland £1 11s, Ivimpton Bros. £9. F. J. Jeune £29 10s, Mrs. P. AttAvood £24 10(5, H. Stevenson £77, TinAvare Co. £5 14s, Nolan and Skeet £lO, H. J. Andreavs 9s, W. Goldsmith £8 2s, Maeky, Logan, CaldAvell and Co. £2, J. Harries 13s, H. J. Bushnel! 11s; total, £265 7s Id. The assets are: Stock-in-trade, estimated at £IOO, book debts £122 17s lid), estimated to produce £ls, cash in band 3s 2d: total, *£lls 3s 2d; deJiciency £l5O 3s lid.