Sharp Criticism Of Conduct

Chronicle (Levin), 15 July 1949, Page 5

Sharp Criticism Of Conduct

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Sharp Crificisms Of Condncl Made By Chief Jusliee S

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WELLINGTON, July 15. , i Tfte claim by the New Zealand Waterside Worxers' Union for a writ of men'damus against members >. of the "Waterfront Industry Autho- : rity has beens, refused by the Su'preme Court. - ' In a judgment issued today, the, Chief Jus'tice, Sir H^imphrey' c • O'Leary, sharply critici^es the plaintifis for "impugning the integrity of the authority and un-, dermining or endeavoufing to.undlermine its deliberations, apai^ from other reprehensible acts," He considered that the conduct of.one of the parties on . fche. trif- r bunal had been such as.tq make any approach to aftainirig judieial . I standards impossible, and asked j what good purpose could be served by issuing a writ when it seemed certain that if the authority's decisions were not approved, there would be a return to the conduct which had brought it into disrepute and stopped it functioning. The writ was sought early this month to command the authority to meet again to deal with 23 dis-1-mf.ps nntsf.qnfHnp' after it " ad"5

journed on'April 4. The def endants in the action ■ were Judg)3 Douglas James Dalglish, Harold Barnes, Tobias Hill, Alyexander Balford and Thomas Sidney Marchington.