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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 280, 23 October 1884, Page 2

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APPLICATION FOR REHEARING. Blaclcraore y. Fielding Borough Council. Mr Staite applied on plaintiff's lie-* bail' for leave to make application for a rehearing of this case. His Honor fixed half past two o'clock for application to be made. IN BANKRUPTCY. Re Wm. Crawford. Mr J. H. Hankins applied for the debtor's order of discharge. The Deputy Official Assignee ap> plied"for an order, that the bankrupt contribute to the costs of the proceed? ing«. After the bankrupt was examined by Mr Hankins, the Court refused order for contribution and granted the bankrupt's order of discharge. He John Morris — Application for discharge.' Mr Hankins for the bankrupt applied for nu adjournment to next court day on account of the illness of the debtor. Application granted. Me James Morris— Mr G-. F. Hawkins for the bankrupt. Application for discharge. Order of discharge granted. y

Re Francis J^. Cornwall — Application for discharge. Mr Sandilands for the bankrupt. Adjourned to next court day. Re Samuel J. Gammon — Application for discharge. Mr G. IP. Haw"tinsfor the bankrupt. Order grant--1 Be Otto Berkfeld — Application for discharge. Mr- J. H. Hankins for bankrupt- Order granted. '•■ Re Henry T. Polinski— Mr A. S. Baker for bankrupt, who came up for public examination. Put at the bot'torn of the list, the bankrupt not being m attendance. Re Henry John Lloyd. Mr A. S. Baker for bankrupt, who came up for public examination ; deposed that he niivde a Settlement of oertaiu goods 'winch belonged to his wife before marriage. He , was a brewer at iPalriaerston North arid sold put to the Palmerston Brewery Company and was to have receivt d £1000 from ifcfce Company, butthe company had not fulfilled its engagement; his losses m the 'brewery were very rapid. He paid his debts as well as he could up to'th'e'time of his bankruptcy. Ho •tfeceived £50 sent him by a friend Ifrom England and he gave the whole * Of.. it to his creditors. Most of the Articles settled on his wife were wedding presents. He gave an absolute Tsale note of goods m the brewery to Messrs Stevens and Gorton, which they, got possession of. A horse and cart were inadvertently omitted from the note and were subsequently sold among other things m the brewery to MrOlttvierandweretakenpossessionby Ihim. He (the bankrupt) derived no benefit from the sale. Order granted, that the bankrupt's public' examination had closed and leave given that he come tip for discharge u^xt sitting. Re Charles L. Maclean— Mr Esam applied for adjournment of the debtor's public examination to nextsitting, andthat|fchccoui'lfixtlu«»amedayfor the bankrupt's application for discharge. Application granted. Re Robert Jno. Baker. Mr G. F. Hawkins for bankrupt who came up for public examination. Order made declaring bankrupt's < examination closed and next silting appointed for debtor's application for discharge. **Jle George Saual Hailfield. Mr J. ■IS:. Hankius for bankrupt, who Same up for his public examination, applied for a day to be fixed for bank rupfc's application for discharge. Order made declaring bankrupt's examination closed and noxt sitting appointed for his application for. dispbarge, v order to include payment of costs to debtor's solicitor. Re Francis Brady. Mr Esam for debtor, who came up for public examination. ..'Order made declining the examination closed and next sitting appointed for debtor's application ■for discharge. ${c Benjamin Manson. Mr Warburton for the debtor who came up for his public examination. Examination declared closed and next sitting oi Court fixed for bankrupt to make application for his discharge. "Re Thomas Smith. Mr Bandiland.s for tfie bankrupt stated that the bankrupt was. not m attendance and applied for adjournment. Order made adjourning the debtor's public examination to next sitting. -BcJohnH. Copp. Mr Hankins. for the bankrupt who appeared for public examination. Order made declaring examination closed afcwl appointing; next Court day for debtor's application for discharge. Re Henry J . Hayns. Mr Hankins for bankrupt, who appeared for public examination. Examination declared closed 3 next Court day fixed for application tor the debtor's discharge. .•Re David Ebenezer Amesbury, of Feiidins?, farmer. Mr Sandilands applied for an order of adjudication on the debtor's petition. Order of adjudication made, and next Court day appointed for the debtor's public examination. Re Win. Campbell, of Fielding, bootmaker. Mr G. F. Hawkins for bankrupt applied for order of adjudication. . JifiJ. I?. Harper, of Bulls, storekeeper. Mr Esam for debtor applied for order of adjudication. Order wade for debtor to come up for examination at next sitting. First meeting of creditors to be held at IVeliinston on Slut Oct. Re George Marsh, of Ashurst. Mr J. H. Hankins for debtor applied for order of adjudication. Order granted, tbe debtor to come up for public examination next Court day. On the application of the Deputy Official Assignee the Grst meeting of creditors was fixed to be held on the* 11th proximo. The Judge intimated that m .all cases m bankruptcy when matters were adjourned generally to the next sitting of the court ,he would Jike it to be understood that such matters •would be heard on the second day of the regular sitting of the court. Court adjourned to half past two. Re Henry T. Polenski. Mr A. S. JBaker for bankrupt applied for adjournment to next court. Re Archibald Henderson —Mr G. F ( . Hawkins for the bankrupt applied fdr adjournment of public examination of bankrupt to next sitting. Order granted. Re Arthur W. Hampson. Mr Hankins, on behalf of creditor Alexander Ferguson, made application under section 26 of The Debtors and Creditors Act 1876, for an order granting leave making execution on a judgment recovered by Mr Fergulon available against the debtor's estate. Mr G. F. Hawkins appeared for the debtor and opposed the application on the ground that the debtor • had no notice and was entitled to file; answering affidavits. Order made that summons to show cause be issued for debtor to have an opportunity of filing answering affidavit^ ' < ■"■ ' • ='■'.■• : ■■■•• '/-' ; PROBATfe. Re John Sbeerin, deceased. Mr Baker applied for ovdei for probate. Order granted. , APPLICATION FOB BE HEARING, Biackmore v. FeihUug Borough Council. • ' Mr Shaw made application for a rehearing of this case,. in which the plaintiff had been non-suited; the ground of tbe application being that the Judge had mis directed the jury. He (Mr Shaw) submitted that the

question whether there was any evidence of negligence on the part of the dofendant was a question for the jury. He was aware that the present application should properly be made ac the next sitting of the Court, but hi* hardly thought that counsel for defendant would object that hi* Honor should hear the question discussed on its merits to-morrow. His Honor said he was quite willing to sit to-morrow. Mr Hankins said he must object to j the question being discussed to-mor-row. Mr Shaw said m that case there was an end of it for the present. [We will give the arguments on each side m extenso m to morrow's issue. The Court then adjourned till next court day.