an application on behalf of ong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, creditors of Walter Dunn, deceased, for an order for the appoiatand manager for the interim protection vf the property of the said deceased and also for the purpose of carrying on the business of the eaid deceased until a legal personal representative be daly constituted.
In support of the application sri affidavit was filed by G. G. 8. Forsyth, mich set out the following facto The said Walter Duon died intest tate. For several years past be had carried on basines ander the style or firm of Walter Donn. The estate of the said Walter Donn was justly aod traly indebted to the Hongkong and Shanghsi Bank io the sum of Tls. 7,000 or theresboats, to other persees io Shang! whero, the total swount of euch li neat to the best of applicant's. belief being over Tis 30000 The estate consisted of the stock io trade of the said basivers and a house and sundry other small effects. The business of the aid deceas-d was at of a Chicese assistant, a very important for the protect estate that voweone should be appointed tu act left surviving bim widow of Chisese binth aod" two daughter'. Applicant farther stated person to be appointed receiver.
Mr, G, H. Wriaht, who appeared in support ut the application, said that it wan a matter of some agency, The chief purport of the application wa that the assets should be protected. Deceased's business was the main asset the estate, aod it lands of a Chinese ersist extremely important that it protecte I and carried or. in the interests of the estate, Movers. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, who bad already been appointed to Look into the estate and bad done a certain amount of work, bad prepared a rough statement from which it would appear that the creditors we ly dispersed. Counsel's appl that Mr, Porter, of Me Biogham pointed manager the estate, pending administration, and sise that he be directed to carry on the business of the estate. The widow would probably renonoee adminietration, When the creditors came together they would probably nominate Mr. Porter as their representative to apply for ad 20 Honour ssid that if proper wore given Mr. Porter would be appointed. He asked what was supposed to be the value of the asset Mr. Wright replied that the stock-in-trade, as valued io March last, amounted to nearly $40,000.
His Honour granted the application as prayed on Messrs. Lowe, Biogham and Matthews giving bond for
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