TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1984
THE MONTH'S FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL WERE:
SUNSHINE
301.4 HOURS
70.5 HOURS ABOVE NORMAL
RAINFALL
125.9 MM - 190.9 MM BELOW NORMAL
CLOUD INESS
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
MEAN TEMPERATURE
MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
MEAN DEW POINT
TOTAL EVAPORATION
60%
6% LESS THAN NORMAL
78%
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3% LOWER THAN NORMAL
31.7 DEGREE C- 0.1 DEGREE C ABOVE NORMAL
29.0 DEGREE C - 0.4 DEGREE C ABOVE NORMAL
27.2 DEGREE C - 0.9 DEGREE C ABOVE NORMAL
24.6 DEGREE C - 0.4 DEGREE C BELOW NORMAL
188.6 MM - 10.1 MM ABOVE NORMAL
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 33.8 DEGREE CELSIUS WAS RECORDED ON JULY 31
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 23.8 DEGREE CELSIUS WAS RECORDED ON JULY 9
STATISTICS ON BANKRUPTCIES "RELEASED
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IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR, THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER'S OFFICE HANDLED 79 BANKRUPTCIES OF INDIVIDUALS AND 155 WINDING-UP CASES OF COMPANIES, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
THESE FIGURES REPRESENTED A COMBINED INCREASE OF 8.8 PER CENT OVER THE 63 BANKRUPTCIES OF INDIVIDUALS AND 152 WINDING-UP CASES IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1983.
BY COMPARISON, THERE WAS AN 85.4 PER CENT INCREASE IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1983 OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF 1982.
NOTABLE COMPANY FAILURES IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR INCLUDED: EACA GROUP OF COMPANIES, BYLAMSON AND ASSOCIATES (ENTERPRISES) LTD, GOODYEAR GROUP OF COMPANIES, N. AND J. INTERNATIONAL LTD AND BEDFORD INSURANCE CO LTD.
IN THE CASE OF BEDFORD INSURANCE, REGISTRAR GENERAL MR NOEL GLEESON, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE INSURANCE AUTHORITY, PRESENTED A WIND ING-UP PETITION ON GROUND OF THE COMPANY'S FAILURE TO MEET STATUTORY SOLVENCY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE INSURANCE COMPANIES ORDINANCE 1983. A WINDING-UP ORDER WAS SUBSEQUENTLY MADE AGAINST THE COMPANY BY THE HIGH COURT.
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