✨ Debtors' and Creditors' Act Proceedings
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
NEW ZEALAND.
CANTERBURY DISTRICT.
In the matter of the "Debtors' and Creditors' Act, 1862," and in the matter of the Petition of GEORGE MALINGSON, of Christchurch, in the Province of Canterbury, in the Colony of New Zealand, Architect; a Debtor, not in custody.
THIS twenty-fourth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, upon the application of Mr. Duncan, Counsel for the said Petitioner, and reading the order made on the twenty-ninth day of June, last past, the said Petitioner appearing and attending in person, upon the examination of the said Petitioner, on oath, pursuant to the said Act, this Court doth declare that the following persons and firms respectively, have proved their debts or claims, subject to further order, namely —
| £ s. d. | |
|---|---|
| William Neeve | 13 6 9 |
| Aikman, Knight, & Co. | 68 1 3 |
| Newton & Barnard | 42 7 0 |
| Lyttelton Times | 19 0 8 |
| W. & N. Joynt | 10 10 0 |
| Hawley | 15 10 8 |
| Neighbour | 18 0 9 |
| Birdsey | 2 5 6 |
| Hart & Lodge | 19 12 8 |
| Tribe | 45 0 0 |
| Stringer | 7 0 0 |
| 55 7 0 | |
| 11 11 7 | |
| Mein | 40 0 0 |
| 8 11 7 | |
| Matthews | 41 1 6 |
| 20 19 5 | |
| George Cliffe | 50 0 0 |
| 138 12 9 | |
| Baldwin | 26 0 6 |
| Bailey, Joseph | 10 0 0 |
| Aikman & Wilson | 4 0 0 |
| Aldridge | 4 4 6 |
| Anderson | 2 14 0 |
| Barrett, Brothers | 9 0 0 |
| Bonnington | 4 14 2 |
| Bruce | 10 0 0 |
| Bradwell | 5 2 0 |
| Butler | 1 10 0 |
| Building Society | 320 0 0 |
| Canterbury Standard | 11 10 0 |
| Cooper | 0 10 6 |
| Crosley | 5 0 0 |
| Dalgety (acceptance) | 55 0 0 |
| Dorset | 1 0 0 |
| Duncan (rent) | 27 0 0 |
| Fisher and Coward | 49 0 0 |
| Fletcher | 9 0 0 |
| £ s. d. | |
|---|---|
| Forgan | 10 0 0 |
| Green and Smith | 4 10 6 |
| Han, James | 5 0 0 |
| River | 1 10 0 |
| Laurie | 1 9 8 |
| Lowther | 10 0 0 |
| McCosker | 1 0 0 |
| Mechanics’ Institute | 5 0 0 |
| Miles and Co. | 8 0 0 |
| Montgomery & Co. | 4 10 0 |
| Ollivier | 35 6 0 |
| Nicholson | 30 0 0 |
| Peacock & Co. | 8 13 0 |
| Press’ Newspaper | 0 14 6 |
| Prins | 10 0 0 |
| Reece | 2 5 8 |
| Sammels | 7 0 0 |
| Skillicorn | 17 10 0 |
| Swinbourne | 0 18 0 |
| Tombs | 10 0 0 |
| Ward | 5 0 0 |
| Ware | 4 0 0 |
| William Wilson | 56 11 0 |
| Younghusband | 1 7 6 |
And the Court doth accordingly direct that the petition be amended by specifying therein such of said debts and claims respectively as are not already specified. And upon consideration of the matters aforesaid at this, the final hearing of the said petition, the Court doth further declare that the said Petitioner is entitled to relief, according to the provisions of the said Act, forthwith.
And doth further order and direct that the Receiver, under the said order, do within ten days from the service on him of this order, pass his accounts, and in the meantime do make and file in this Court an inventory or account, in writing, of all the estate and effects of the said Petitioner possessed by the said Receiver under the said order, or to the best and utmost of his knowledge, information and belief, affected by the said order of sequestration.
And this Court doth further order and direct the said Petitioner to cede and deliver, convey and assign all his estate and effects at the time of making and filing the said petition to Alexander Back, of Christchurch, Esquire, such person appearing to the Court to be a fit person; such conveyance and assignment to be pursuant to the said Act, and to be approved of by this Court, or a Judge thereof. And this Court doth further order, that in the meantime, and until further order, the said Petitioner and this estate shall be deemed to be protected from arrest, execution, or other legal process, in respect of all debts of, and claims against the said Petitioner specified in the schedule annexed to the said petition (after the same shall be so amended as aforesaid).
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1863, No 19
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⚖️ Declaration of Debts Under Debtors' and Creditors' Act
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement24 August 1863
Debtors' and Creditors' Act, Debt Declaration, Christchurch, Canterbury
70 names identified
- George Malingson, Petitioner under Debtors' and Creditors' Act
- William Neeve, Creditor
- Aikman, Creditor (part of Aikman, Knight, & Co.)
- Knight, Creditor (part of Aikman, Knight, & Co.)
- Co., Creditor (part of Aikman, Knight, & Co.)
- Newton, Creditor (part of Newton & Barnard)
- Barnard, Creditor (part of Newton & Barnard)
- Lyttelton Times, Creditor
- W. & N. Joynt, Creditor
- Hawley, Creditor
- Neighbour, Creditor
- Birdsey, Creditor
- Hart, Creditor (part of Hart & Lodge)
- Lodge, Creditor (part of Hart & Lodge)
- Tribe, Creditor
- Stringer, Creditor
- Mein, Creditor
- Matthews, Creditor
- George Cliffe, Creditor
- Baldwin, Creditor
- Joseph Bailey, Creditor
- Aikman, Creditor (part of Aikman & Wilson)
- Wilson, Creditor (part of Aikman & Wilson)
- Aldridge, Creditor
- Anderson, Creditor
- Barrett, Creditor (part of Barrett, Brothers)
- Brothers, Creditor (part of Barrett, Brothers)
- Bonnington, Creditor
- Bruce, Creditor
- Bradwell, Creditor
- Butler, Creditor
- Building Society, Creditor
- Canterbury Standard, Creditor
- Cooper, Creditor
- Crosley, Creditor
- Dalgety, Creditor
- Dorset, Creditor
- Duncan, Creditor
- Fisher, Creditor (part of Fisher and Coward)
- Coward, Creditor (part of Fisher and Coward)
- Fletcher, Creditor
- Forgan, Creditor
- Green, Creditor (part of Green and Smith)
- Smith, Creditor (part of Green and Smith)
- James Han, Creditor
- River, Creditor
- Laurie, Creditor
- Lowther, Creditor
- McCosker, Creditor
- Mechanics’ Institute, Creditor
- Miles, Creditor (part of Miles and Co.)
- Co., Creditor (part of Miles and Co.)
- Montgomery, Creditor (part of Montgomery & Co.)
- Co., Creditor (part of Montgomery & Co.)
- Ollivier, Creditor
- Nicholson, Creditor
- Peacock, Creditor (part of Peacock & Co.)
- Co., Creditor (part of Peacock & Co.)
- Press’ Newspaper, Creditor
- Prins, Creditor
- Reece, Creditor
- Sammels, Creditor
- Skillicorn, Creditor
- Swinbourne, Creditor
- Tombs, Creditor
- Ward, Creditor
- Ware, Creditor
- William Wilson, Creditor
- Younghusband, Creditor
- Alexander Back (Esquire), Assignee of estate
- Duncan, Counsel for the Petitioner