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His Lordship How old is he? Witness About 30. **- Are you under him in any way? No, my lord, How long ago is it since you became ecurity P—Seven or eight months ago.
You did it at Mr Allinson's request ? Yes. In what form was the security given - Joint and several promissory notes.
Who was the payee PA man called Manah Bingh
Te he a soldier P-No, he is not a soldier. Were there two or three notes or only one? Three altogether.
What were the amounts P-The first one was for $1,000, the second for $800, and the third $800 The last sum was payable eight months after date
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other have made orders in one or two.cas this kind lately and I want it to that unless there are really some subst sets available I will not make the rec If men will be so foolish as this ma they deserve to be punished. have been more foolish in his conduct than young man and if he has to bear the it will be a lesson for him. I think the cond of the man older than he ought to be known to the authorities. I make a receiving order in this case, but, Mr. Wilkinson, I hope it will be understood in future that I shall not make an order under such circumstances.
Mr. Wilkinson-I should not have applied | HONGKONG | unless under very extraordinary circumstances.
Mr. Wilkinson then applied for a receiving order on behalf of F. H. Barnes, a clerk in the Ordnance Store Department, and said The answer to this question was not heard that the case was precisely similar to the last by the reporters.
one. The debts contracted for himself per How much salary does Allinson get P-12/-sonally amounted to only $50; the rest of the day
liabilities were incurred on behalf of the men Allinson and Baptista.
Do you know how much Allinson has paid on these notes P-$70 on one and $25 on another. How much have you paid P-$20 on the first 0008sion and the balance of— [The remainder
answer could not be heard.] You have paid $110 on account of the judgment debt P--I did not pay all; some of it was paid by Mr. Barnes.
Are you married P-I am single. Are you living by yourself or with your father and mother My father is dead and I am living with my mother.
Has your mother got means ?--I cannot say. I am not sure unless I inquire.
Is your mother a woman of property ?-Yes, she has got means.
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Do you support her or does she support her- self I support her. I have also one brother. Supposing you had a receiving order made, what can you pay out of $60 a month ?-I can pay $25 a month out of my salary.
Do the Ordnance Store people know you are petitioning in bankruptcy Yes, the officer in charge knows.
Have you told him of the conduct of Allinson in getting you to sign these promissory notes ? →Yes, I have told the head of the department. How long have you been in the department ? Six years.
How were your private debts made up By becoming security for friends who have left the colony. I can prove that by letters I have received from them.
Where were you educated ?-Witness was understood to say Queen's College.
His Lordship By section 8 of Ordinance 1891 on a debtor presenting a petition alleging his inability to pay his debts that shall be deemed an act of bankruptcy and the Court must thereupon make a receiving order; but, course, no doubt it was found that a number le came into Court with petitions for ving orders who had no means at all, and administration of the law in bankruptcy ably became expensive and troublesome. Whether that is the reason or not the Legisla- any rate amended that section 8 by in- the following proviso in Ordinance 1892 ided that it shall be lawful in the dig
the Court to refuse an order unless at there will be substantial assets on among the debtors.
nson —That was passed in order to not like the present one, but those an has nearred liabilities by his no means whatever, go that ot as a punishment.
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Francis Henry Barnes said--I am a clerk-in the Ordnance Store Department. I am 21 years of age and receive a salary of $40 a month. The total amount of my debts is $1,200, and of that only $49 was incurred on my own behalf. The balance was incurred by signing promissory notes in conjunction with Baptista. I have not received a cent of any of the moneys bor- rowed. I signed the notes because Mr. Allinson asked me to help him as he was in debt. My salary is $40 a month. Judgment has been given against me in respect of one of the pro- missory notes, but I did not go to the Court: I can pay $10 or $15 a month.
His Lordship-I do hope these young clerks will not go and borrow money and come to this Court for the purpose of whitewashing them- selves. I make an order in this case, but on future occasions, unless there are substantial assets, I shall refuse to make an order. There is some excuse in this case, as these meu are young and were imposed upon by this man Allinson. They are getting a good salary and they ought to know better than lend themselves to this sort of thing.
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The next applicant for a receiving order was A. M. Baptista, a clerk in the employ of Mr. Granville Sharp..
Mr. Looker appeared for the debtor, who, he said, was in receipt of $95 a month. He had at various times during the past year incurred liabilities, chiefly va promissory notes, to the amount of about $2,000. He had also incurred debts by money which he was obliged to obtain to pay for doctors during his wife's illness, for expenses incurred at her death, and also during the sickness of his children and other necessary expenditure. He lived at 8, Old Bailey, with his mother and his three children and he paid his mother $25 a month. He was able to pay. instalments of $50 a month to his creditors, and this would leave him $45 to live upon.
The debtor said he was employed in the office of Mr. Granville Sharp. He commenced to borrow money four years age,
Recently judgment was entered against him for $600. Mr. Sharp did not know he was applying for a receiving order.
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His Lordship granted a receiving orde
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Court gent disoret such cases. If people re so foolish as to get themselves into trouble this kind they would have to take the consequences.
6th April
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