The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 27
Amendment of Bankruptcy Law
Amendment of Bankruptcy Law.
In March last the Hon. the Minister of Justice invited by circular opinions from the various Chambers in the Colony upon the proposd alteration in the existing Bankruptcy Law. A Sub-Committee was appointed to consider them, and, by invitation, two legal members of the Chamber, Messrs. W. D. Stewart and R. Stout, were asked to take part in their deliberations. Various alterations were suggested and embodied in a report by the Committee forwarded to the Minister of Justice, copies of which were also sent to the different Chambers for their consideration and approval. The views of the Chamber were very ably supported in the Assembly by Mr. H. S. Fish. The Bill passed by the House of Representatives is, in the opinion of the Committee, a good, workable measure; likely to remove the glaring defects on the previous Law of Bankruptcy. A very cordial vote of thanks was accorded to Messrs. Stewart and Stout for the valuable aid afforded by those gentlemen in the preparation of the report of the Committee.