Debtors' and Creditors' Petitions




IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND.—CANTERBURY DISTRICT.

LIST OF PETITIONS OF PERSONS APPLYING FOR RELIEF UNDER THE "DEBTORS' AND CREDITORS' ACT, 1862" (SECTION XXV).

DATE WHEN PETITION FILED. PETITIONER'S NAME. WHETHER AS DEBTOR OR AS CREDITOR. AS TO WHOM.
1863, December 1st William Baines Debtor Petitioner, formerly of Timaru, in co-partnership with Harry Daniel Manning, trading under the name or style of Baines and Manning, as Mail Contractors and General Carriers, at Timaru and Christchurch, and late Agent at Timaru for Mail Contractors, but now a Prisoner for Debt at Lyttelton.
,, 9th Henry Hawes Fox and Samuel Thompson, of 27, Leadenhall Street, London, England, Merchants, trading as "Fox and Thompson," by their Attorney, Charles Barrett, of Christchurch, Gentleman. Creditors Co-partnership, firm of George Arthur Smith and Charles Raikes, both of Christchurch, Merchants, trading at Christchurch, under the firm of "Smith, Raikes and Co."
,, 12th James Hosie Debtor Petitioner, of Kaiapoi, Butcher.
,, 18th John Carroll Debtor Petitioner, lately a Carter, residing in Lyttelton, but now a Debtor in custody.
,, 18th Samuel Edmund Anderson Debtor Petitioner, lately of the Rakaia, Carter, but now a Debtor in custody.
,, 22nd John Giles Debtor Petitioner, lately a Laborer, residing in Pleasant Valley, near Timaru, but now a Debtor in custody.

Christchurch,
23rd December, 1863.

CHRISTOPHER ALDERSON CALVERT,
Registrar.




Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1863, No 24





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⚖️ Debtors' Petitions for Relief under the Debtors' and Creditors' Act, 1862 (continued from previous page)

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
23 December 1863
Debtors, Creditors, Petitions, Relief, Canterbury District
10 names identified
  • William Baines, Debtor, formerly of Timaru, Mail Contractor and General Carrier
  • Harry Daniel Manning, Co-partner of William Baines in Mail Contractors and General Carriers
  • Henry Hawes Fox, Creditor, Merchant trading as Fox and Thompson
  • Samuel Thompson, Creditor, Merchant trading as Fox and Thompson
  • George Arthur Smith, Debtor, Merchant trading as Smith, Raikes and Co.
  • Charles Raikes, Debtor, Merchant trading as Smith, Raikes and Co.
  • James Hosie, Debtor, Butcher of Kaiapoi
  • John Carroll, Debtor, formerly a Carter of Lyttelton
  • Samuel Edmund Anderson, Debtor, formerly a Carter of the Rakaia
  • John Giles, Debtor, formerly a Laborer of Pleasant Valley, near Timaru

  • Christopher Alderson Calvert, Registrar