"THE GREAT UNPAID"
NEW ZEALAND JUSTICES OF THE PEACE SERVICE THE ONLY REWARD "Some people in New Zealand arc of the. opinion that Justices of tlie Peace receive a l'ee l'or their services. Tills is quite erroneous," states the June issue of the New Zealand Justices' Quarterly. 'The position does not carry an honorarium—it is purely an honorary one. Justices do not receive even postage stamps for their correspondence when dealing with matters pertaining to their office.' If a citizen offered payment for services and it was accepted by a Justice, and this fact was made 'known to the Minister of Justice, the name of the offending one would he immediately removed from the list, of Justices of the Peace in New Zealand. "To put it in plain English, the 'pleasure of serving their fellow citizens'—this is a Justice's treasured reward. AVe believe in some parts of the world Justices do receive payment, but not in any country where the British Flag Hies,, so we are the great unpaid and unafraid, as a wise, scribe so named us."
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 99, 17 August 1943, Page 7
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178"THE GREAT UNPAID" Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 99, 17 August 1943, Page 7
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