Adlam deposed : Tho accounts rendered show the true state of my attkiis on tho 2nd February last. I believed that at that time the whole oE the debts put down a« good debts were recoverable. Cross-examined by Mr. Beveridge : I can tell what money I have drawn siuce 2nd Febiuary*, by my books; my banker's book will show what I have drawn. I enter it sometimes in the waste book. I always pay my money into the bank every week, lhat represented all my receipts for the week. I always drew ft cheque for- anything over £1, even for household expenses. I never took money out of the till over that amount for household expenses. Mr. Beveridgo said that he thought the inaol vent had scarcely made out the accounts satisfactoiily. _ His Honor said that ho ceitainly could not got his discharge unless the creditors withdrew their opposition. Cross-examination continued : I lost money in 18C2, in entering into another business, the drapery and millinery. I lost somowhere about £GOO. I lost a good deal on the first stock I took, also neaily £100 in moving three times. The business was not paying. I Utid £130 or £140 for tho stock. When I sold off af the end of 12 months I had noarly all of it left. Tho lferson who came in to look at it said he would not [jive £20 for it. -2 I fitted up two shops in Queen-street. I purchased other slock in addition to the first lot, and on selling off I lost on tho whole about £300. The stock I sold cost me £400, and I got £100. T havo no books connected with that business. My sister worked the business ; site has now gone to Australia. I allowed her to keep the books when in tho business, and «ho took them away with her. The stock was sold after my sister lejt. I was bound to pay tho whole of the liabilities t it was ananged so with my sis.ter. I paid the debts \by the bills rendered. Some of those bills, I believe, are at home, and some were left on the file in tho shop, when I made the assign ment to Mr. Baker. I did not know at the time my sister went away that she had tho books with hor. 