CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12] — Page 405

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whenever the Chief Justice spoke to him he said that is the subject, if a sufficient number of creditors applied to the Court for the appointment of a Creditor Assignee, he thought there would be no difficulties in his allowing a meeting to be held for the purpose of appointing the same.

With respect to Mr. Gibbons' statements that the Chief Justice used insulting language to him in chambers on the occasion of the 28th ultimo, I do not remember that the Chief Justice used any such language, nor do I believe he did.

Mr. Gibbon endeavoured to put in evidence certain books with a description of the property advertised for sale, the goods not being properly admissible in evidence, the Chief Justice rejected them, observing that as Mr. Gibbons had not to collect the rents from the occupants of the tenements, but receive them from the tenants, the state of the houses being of the character complained of by the Official Assignee could not...

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whenever the Chief Justice spoke to him he said that is the subject, if a sufficient number of creditors applied to the Court for the appointment of a Creditor Assignee, he thought there would be no difficulties in his allowing a meeting to be held for the purpose of appointing the same. With respect to Mr. Gibbons' statements that the Chief Justice used insulting language to him in chambers on the occasion of the 28th ultimo, I do not remember that the Chief Justice used any such language, nor do I believe he did. Mr. Gibbon endeavoured to put in evidence certain books with a description of the property advertised for sale, the goods not being properly admissible in evidence, the Chief Justice rejected them, observing that as Mr. Gibbons had not to collect the rents from the occupants of the tenements, but receive them from the tenants, the state of the houses being of the character complained of by the Official Assignee could not... Page 392 Page 402
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