NRS-13521 | Insolvency cause papers (incomplete) [Supreme Court]

The insolvency cause papers normally contain: 1. The insolvent's petition, showing the date of commencement of confinement in debtor's prison, declaring that his schedule contains "a full account and discovery of all his estate and effects", requesting appointment of a date for the hearing of his schedule, and begging a Court order for his release. (In terms of the Act 11 Geo IV no.7, an insolvent could apply for a hearing upon being imprisoned for a period of not less than three months upon filing a correct schedule). The 1830 case papers may also include an affidavit of the Gaol Governor that the debtor has been imprisoned for not less than three months, and that the only detainers lodged on the debtor are those on which he will be examined, should his petition be successful. 2. A manuscript schedule of the insolvent's liabilities and assets, estate and effects. From 1839 two schedules were prepared, schedules A and B; schedule B, in effect, being an affidavit of verification of the prisoner's statement of estate and effects in schedule A. From 1839 schedule A shows: name and address of insolvent, date lodged in execution, "the nature and amount of the judgment and the cause and consideration on which the demand arose", name of plaintiff (petitioning creditor), amount of original debt, amount of costs claimed. The insolvent's real and personal property (eg. household furniture, bed and bedding, clothes etc.) are shown, together with a list of creditors and amounts owed (including names of witnesses of debts, whether debts good, bad or doubtful), and a balance sheet of the insolvent's estate. From 1842 schedules were compiled on a printed form, although the information contained is similar. 3. A notice of intention to the plaintiff to apply for a court rule. 4. An affidavit of service of notice of intention. Early insolvency papers (to 1842) may also include warrants of attorney and court orders for debtors' discharges. The date of filing schedules in the Supreme Court Office, the date of examination of the debtor and the substance of court orders (eg. for discharge) may be shown on the petition and schedule or affidavits (normally signed by John Gurner, Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court). From 1845 insolvency papers become extremely miscellaneous and incomplete, no schedules for the years 1845-56 surviving. Miscellaneous documents include verified statements of assets and liabilities of insolvents (ie. verified by creditors at public meetings), creditors' "resolutions" at public meetings, documents relating to the certification of insolvents (occasionally including reports of the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates), affidavits of demand for payment of costs, reports of trustees on the administration of sequestered estates, petitions of appeal, and plans of distribution of sequestered estates. Many cause papers in this later period contain only a single document. A list of the cause papers is available. For information concerning the distribution of the Insolvent estate it is advisable to consult the relevant Bankruptcy administration file. Indexes to these files are available on microfilm. These records are listed under the Registrar in Bankruptcy.1824, 1827-28, 1830, 1835, 1838-49, 1853-55, 1857-60, 1863, 1888 (Kingswood 5/4638-4643B). 7 boxes. Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.

破产案件卷宗（insolvency cause papers）通常包含以下内容：
1. 破产人（insolvent）呈请书：载明其被监禁于债务人监狱的起始日期，声明其附表（schedule）已完整披露全部财产与资产，请求确定审理该附表的听证日期，并恳请法院下达释放令。（根据《11 Geo IV第7号法案》规定，破产人提交准确的附表后，若已被监禁不少于三个月，可申请听证。）1830年的案件卷宗还可包含监狱长（Gaol Governor）的宣誓证词（affidavit），证明债务人已被监禁不少于三个月，且若其破产呈请获批，针对该债务人的所有羁押均为将对其进行审查的事由。
2. 破产人的负债与资产、财产清单手稿。1839年起，卷宗内会制备两份附表，即附表A与附表B；其中附表B本质为对附表A中破产人财产陈述的核实宣誓书。1839年起，附表A会载明：破产人的姓名与住址、执行立案日期、“判决的性质与金额、债权产生的事由与对价”、原告（呈请债权人）姓名、原始债务金额、主张的诉讼费用金额。同时会列明破产人的不动产与动产（例如家用家具、床具、被褥、衣物等），债权人清单与欠款金额（包括债权证人姓名、债权是否有效、坏账或存疑的标注），以及破产人财产的资产负债表。1842年起，附表改为使用印刷格式，但所载信息内容基本一致。
3. 致原告的拟申请法院裁定的意向通知书。
4. 意向通知书送达宣誓书。
1842年之前的早期破产卷宗还可包含授权委托书与债务人免责的法院裁定书。
附表在最高法院办公室的提交日期、债务人的审查日期以及法院裁定的核心内容（例如免责裁定），可记载于呈请书、附表或宣誓书中（通常由最高法院首席书记员约翰·格纳（John Gurner）签署）。
1845年起，破产卷宗变得极为零散且残缺不全，1845至1856年的附表均未留存。零散文件包括：破产人资产与负债的核实声明（即由债权人在公开会议上核实）、债权人在公开会议上通过的“决议”、与破产人资质认证相关的文件（偶尔包含破产财产首席专员的报告）、主张支付诉讼费用的宣誓书、受托人对被查封财产（sequestered estates）的管理报告、上诉呈请书以及被查封财产的分配方案。此时期的多数案件卷宗仅包含单份文件。现有案件卷宗清单可供查阅。
若需了解破产财产分配的相关信息，建议查阅对应的破产管理档案。上述档案的索引可通过缩微胶片获取。这些记录由破产登记官（Registrar in Bankruptcy）统筹归档，涵盖年份为1824年、1827-1828年、1830年、1835年、1838-1849年、1853-1855年、1857-1860年、1863年、1888年（金斯伍德5/4638-4643B），共计7盒。
注：本描述节选自《新南威尔士州档案馆简明指南》2000年第3版。