{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\cocoartf1404\cocoasubrtf340{\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Helvetica;}{\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;}\pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\pardirnatural\f0\fs24 \cf0 Headed "Meeting of Creditors". \par The following information was provided by the Swedish Embassy in NZ: \par "Weggery, William Emil. Alternative name: Sandstr\'f6m, Andreas Emanuel Theodor. \par (This name is recorded as Sandstr\'f6m, Anders Emil Theodore in the Family Search IGI. Film # 457816.) \par Born: 9 December 1850 in Nora, Vasternorrland, Sweden. Arrived in New Zealand in 1872. Married Agnes Page (a minor) on 21 October 1880 in Karori, Wellington. His occupation was Master Mariner, Farmer. His parents were Theodor Sandstr\'f6m, a surveyor, kommissionslantm\'e4tare*, and Emilia Charlotta Ulrica Leuf. \par (This name is recorded as Emilia Catharina Ulrica Leuf in the Family Search IGI. Film # 457816.) \par William and Agnes had 8 children, 6 boys and 2 girls. \par *A kommissionslantm\'e4tare is one commissioned by the Swedish government for measuring the slopes of hills, usually to determine the routes of roads or railways, or the sites of towns, industries or dams. A fair translation would be "Crown Surveyor"." \par \par William was a milkman and leased land in Karori. He was adjudged bankrupt in August 1889. The following is the transcript of an article in the Evening Post of 8 August 1889. \par \par "A meeting of the creditors of William Weggery, milkman, Karori, was held this morning, the Official Assignee being in the chair. The debtor submitted the following statement:- 'I have been in Karori four years and ten months, carrying on the occupation of milkman. I then leased 23 acres of land from Mr. James Conlan. There was a four-roomed cottage and a cowshed on the land. My rent has been \'a341 10s a year. I got a horse, trap, and harness upon a bill when I started. I took five head of cows with the farm, one cow only being in milk. I have a wife and four children. The eldest child, a boy, is now eight years old, and the youngest is nine months. For the first two and a half years I succeeded very well and paid for my horse, trap, and harness. During the past two years the seasons have been so dry that I have been obliged to hand-feed my stock for nearly nine months in the year. Of late I have been paying about \'a32 5s a week for feed for the stock. During the past two years there has been greater competition in the milk trade, which has greatly reduced my earnings. My bankruptcy has been caused solely through the bad seasons, and my inability to keep my cows and stock without feed, which I have had to purchase. I have now 23 cows, but have never kept more than 11 in milk. The rest I ran on Kilmister's property. I paid Mr. Kilmister \'a316 a year for a piece of land on which I ran my dry stock. My lease of Kilmister's land expired in May last, and since then I have been running the dry stock on Mr. Wootten's property. I am paying Mr Wootten \'a330 a year for 29 acres.' \par Replying to questions, the debtor said that he had no proper books of account. Gave Mr. A. A. Barnett bills for \'a350, but could not say how much cash he received, but believed he got about \'a345. Had kept no memoranda of his dealings with Mr. Barnett. Had not got goods from anyone since he had been summoned in the R.M. Court. He sold the goodwill of his milk business to Mr. Greaves for \'a36 15s, five guineas of which he had paid to Messrs. Brown, Skerrett, and Dean on account of his bankruptcy proceedings. The Official Assignee pointed out that as the sale of cows, &c., had only realised \'a350, the amount of Mr. Barnett's bill of sale (\'a375) would not be met. Replying to Mr. Townsend, debtor said that when he got goods from Townsend and Paul on 17th July, and promised payment on the 1st August he was not pressed by any of his creditors, and thought he could pay. Mr. Townsend explained that he intended to take proceedings against the debtor. the creditors separated without passing any resolution." \par In the Evening Post on 13 January 1890, there is an advertisement under the heading "In Bankruptcy, Declaration of Dividends. Notice is hereby given that dividends in the undermentioned estates will be payable at my office on and after Monday, 13th January, 1890, as follows, viz, :- Wm. Weggery, 10s 6d in the \'a3, first and final. (Includes the names and amounts for nine others also) Signed: C. C. Graham, Official Assignee. Wellington, 10 January, 1890." \par \par A William Weggery is listed in the 1892 Paraparaumu Directory. No occupation given. Possibly moved to Paraparaumu/Waikanae from Karori after being adjudged bankrupt in 1889.}