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. IN BA^KRtlPTCY. ; ' In re Andrei Ewart Harris, bankrupt:. —Application for order of discharge (Mr Crisp). Mr Wilding appeared on behalfof two creditors-^Messrs Felton andDoak—to oppe^e the application. HisHonor aaidfchereportof the Deputy OfficialAssignee was not very favorable. Mr Crisp said he would call bankrupt to explain the report on oath.A. E, Harris said he was forty-nineyears of age, and had been a colliersince eight years old, He had five son*.in the mine,—seventeen children to feed altogether, and it costs £1 a day to feed them. Coal mining was injurioUolo the health, and few colliers reached his age. His sons had reently bought the lease of the mine, and Mr Baker, of Ashburton, had lent them £100 to do so. They had paid £150 for the lease. The boys had received no money from him in the shape of wages since he went to Mount Somers. Out of the partnership of Knight andHarris witness drew in all' £19. Thepartnership lasted five‘months,ii mi tip. i.Q ft 11 j’vrn Ci rh
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Ashburton Guardian
Ashburton, Canterbury, NZ
Wed, Apr 05, 1893
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