IN INSOLVENCY.
GEORGE HIBBERT DEFFELL,
In the Insolvent Estate of James Budd, of Yanda Creek, near Cobar, hotel manager.
FIRST AND ONLY MEETING, WHEREAS the estate of the above named insolvent was, on the 30th day of December, 1879, placed under sequestration by order under my band:
I hereby appoint a First Meeting of the creditors of, the said insolvent, to be holden before the District Commissioner’ in Insolvency, at the Court House, Bourke, on Wednesday, the 11th day of February, 1880, to commence at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, or as soon afterwards as the course of business will permit, for the proof of debts against the said estate, and for the collection, administration, and distribution of the same; that the insolvent may account for his insolvency; for directing the Official Assignee whether the insolvent will be allowed to retain for his own use his household furniture, wearing apparel, beds, bedding, and tools of trade, or any part thereof respectively:
And as it now appears that the goods and effects of the insolvent available for the payment of his debts are less in value than £100, notice is hereby given that unless it be shown at said First Meeting that these goods and effects exceed the value of £100, the said Commissioner will summarily proceed to rank the debts which shall then be proved, and will direct the proceeds of the estate to be forthwith distributed by the Official Assignee accordingly.—Dated at Sydney, the 6th day of January, a.d. 1880.
Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates.
ARTHUR HENRY,
Registrar in Insolvency.
Official Assignee—Robert Hamilton Sempill.
But whose luck had clearly turned when he made the Cobar papers some three years later in a lucky escape;
LUCKY ESCAPE
Cobar Herald.
A few days ago Mr. Jas. Budd the proprietor of Yanda Creek Hotel wont on the verandah in the evening to lie down. He suddenly experienced a sharp pain in his thigh and on examination it was discovered’ that he had been bitten by a snake;
The reptile which measured four and a half feet was soon dispatched. A man whose name we do not know but who deserves great credit applied his lips to the wound and drew there from a considerable quantity of blood thus, in all probability, saving Mr. Budd’s life.
We are glad to know that Mr. Budd has now completely recovered, and has deliberately made up his mind not to again lie down in the dark without first ascertaining if the place is already occupied – in other words he is in favour of survey before selection.
