THE JUDGES AND THEIR WORK.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 408, 18 January 1909, Page 6

THE JUDGES AND THEIR WORK.

V The.; announcement of (the /Minister:-; for Justice, that he' does not intend to', appoint ."i>temporary .Judge:'to.: act .during(the -absence of the Chief. Justice in England; seems to.be. far from, giving general, satisfaction. The: Wellington Law. Society, takes;.exception .to- the -..statement"-.that .all /the .work, of last year .was. satisfactorily dealt with by the Judges*: who will bo, available during the current year. . The- society, has addressed the 'following letter,"to the' Minister (Hon Dr. Findlay):— .;. ... .'•: "Sir,—l; have the honour to acknowledge receipt of:your letter of yesterday covering a.: copy 1 -" of',: a (letter, -from-his Honour ;• .the IChief • Justice.' ...The, fact \ remains: that, :at -the- Settlement; of the .list, of civil.xases set down::for .the. last sittings,, the.' Court, after (making (in(;inany;cases .two. appointments:for each (available, day, .intimated -that no- ap'pointrnent.'cbiild.be made- : for(.the: last tHir-: the Bancolistor.for-the compensation cases, .' arid'thesc have: still -to be- disposed of. - Any •cases that (woTe:fixed aJnd. subsequently .adjburned ft/think .there ■ wew--twol have to •: be -added to :the list -of arrears. -( The: object of my .first letter, was to draw(yoiu". attention' arrears, of'which. you were evidently unaware; in order that you might consider the. necessity for makingsome provision for ; the disposal of the busi-' - ness.—l am, etc.; •'. :^'i^Lv7- ; V:----^' ; ---.-,w/-;v.4T;-t6TJNG; t ':: - 'President (Wellington District 'Law (Sonuiiv.: