CLOSING RIFT IN UNHAPPY MARRIAGES
Received Mondav, 7.40 p.m. SYDNEY, Feb. 3. Divorce reform on the lines of New Zealand 's matriinonial conciliation," is phuined by the New South Wales Attorney-General, Mr. C. E. Martin, who returned today from Wellington by2* the Dominion Monarch. New Zealand, he said, liad a system of honorarv conciliators to whom cases were referred by Magistrates. The introduction of "breathing space" between an application for divorce and a Jinal deeision to go aheud, rosulted in reconciliation in 3t to 70 per cent. of cases. JBefore his tour plans liad been formulated for a system of matrimonial conciliation in New South Wales and inforniation. gathered in New Zealand would be of value in deciding tlie linal i Constitution of our administrative mnchinery, His ldea was to liave' cunciliators available irrespectivo of whether or not the parties had applied I'or divorce. He was great l.v inipressed with the calibre of tlie matrimonial eonciliatnrs in New Zealand, some of whom were officials of the Returned Soldiers' Association and all of whom were men of the worl'd with an understanding of liuman nature.
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Chronicle (Levin), 4 February 1947, Page 5
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