A TEMPORARY JUDGE.
VIEWS OF MINISTER'FOR JUSTICE. ' : In; conversation with the Minister for Justice (Hon. Dr. vFindlay) ;. yesterday, .« v Dominion reporter again mentioned tho^question of-tho appointment '" of a >_temporary , Supreme; Court! judge during the, absence of . the Chief ; Justice., The Ministerremarked' , that it should bo recollected that when the r " last appointment of the kind was ; nudo'Mr.. Justice Edwards waiabsent from tho.Bench, as well as the Chief Justice, but'ii{ .the pre- ■■ sent instance only the Chief : Justice would bp away. Tho Government did not-.desire ■ either,to embarrass litigants by judicial d<K \' lays,; or to overwork the . members of tho Court, but' at the same time they.; would. re- ■; ' quire to have it'olearly shown that a tempor- : ' My additional judge was necessary before. they put the country, to .the expenditure that would Winvolved, The Minister added that \ ho Had followed-the usual course in asking for the . opinion,: of the ■ Chief Justice; who : bo in the best position to know wlic- ■. ther - additional assistance on tho Benct would be required.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 405, 14 January 1909, Page 4
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167A TEMPORARY JUDGE. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 405, 14 January 1909, Page 4
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