COURT DRESS
(N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON, July 15. Dress worn by witnesses and the language used during court proceedings are examined in the annual report of the Department of Justice, tabled in Parliament toda,'. The report said the courts were not fashion parades and it seemed hardly in accord with fairness or the needs of
decorum to object if a working man witness, who might have come straight from work, appeared in neat working clothes. A judge or magistrate was rightly master of his court, but the same principle applied if a young man appearing in court failed to dress in the precise manner approved by elderly members of the professional classes. Dignity Was a feature of the courts and rightly valued, but dignity could be achieved without the use of archaic language and ritual. Wh-.t needed to be said could be said in modern English, plainly and clearly, without resorting to words, expressions and style that have passed from ordinary use.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31113, 16 July 1966, Page 3
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162COURT DRESS Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31113, 16 July 1966, Page 3
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