BANKRUPT PAINTER

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10304, 13 January 1927, Page 3

BANKRUPT PAINTER

ESTATE OF G. H. A. HUMPHRIES

' Pressure by a creditor’ was the reason ascribed by George Hugh Alec Humphries, a painter, for filing a petition of bankruptcy with the Deputy Official Assignee, MY. Chas. Blackburn. In his statement, bankrupt said lie came to Gisborne three months ago and had followed liis trade as a painter at a wage of 2s 3d an hour. Previously he worked at Te Puke oil his own account, but trade was slack and he got behind with his accounts. He came to Gisborne hoping his position would improve, but one of his creditors was pressing him, and lie was forced to file. Unsecured creditors amounting tc £IOB 1.4 s 3d Were shown as follow. Camp Paint and Varnish Co. (Auckland), £32 11s; Whittle and Co. (Auckland), £l4 8s 6d: Hill and i J luminer (Auckland), £5 2s 8d; banners’ Auctioneering Co. (Te Puke), £22 14s 8d; Farmers’ Trader, Co. (Te Puke) £lO 7s 5d ; Hodge, Keys and Hookey (Te Puke) £2 0s Id: H. A. Washer (Te Puke) £1 17s 01 : D. Neil son (Te Puke) £2 I Os; W. Folia I'd (Tauranga) £8 2 s 6cl; It. (Tauranga) £1 Os 3d. The only assets are four shares in H]ie Northern Building Society, valued at £23, book debts estimated to produce £5, and furniture valued at (TO.