Debtors' 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
1865:
August 10 James Barker Debtor Petitioner, formerly Storekeeper, but now out of business, Papanui.
„ 19 Thomas Hood Brown Debtor Petitioner, Miner, Kanieri.
„ 21 Benjamin Bond Leathwick Debtor Petitioner, Clerk in employ of Provincial Government, Christchurch.
„ 24 Ditto Debtor Ditto
„ 24 Richard Kylfin Keurick Debtor Petitioner, late a Timber Dealer, Oxford, now a debtor in custody in Lyttelton Gaol.

Christopher Alderson Calvert,
Registrar.

Supreme Court Office,
Christchurch, August 31, 1865.


CHRISTCHURCH:
Printed, under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Canterbury, at the Press Office, Cashel-street, by James Edward Fitzgerald, Official Printer for the time being to the said Government.




Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1865, No 52





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⚖️ List of Petitions for Relief under the Debtors’ and Creditors’ Act, 1862

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
31 August 1865
Debtors, Creditors, Petitions, Canterbury, Supreme Court
  • James Barker, Petitioner, Debtor, formerly Storekeeper, Papanui
  • Thomas Hood Brown, Petitioner, Debtor, Miner, Kanieri
  • Benjamin Bond Leathwick, Petitioner, Debtor, Clerk in employ of Provincial Government, Christchurch
  • Richard Kylfin Keurick, Petitioner, Debtor, late Timber Dealer, Oxford, now in custody in Lyttelton Gaol

  • Christopher Alderson Calvert, Registrar