DIVORCE LAW.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 754, 1 March 1910, Page 7

DIVORCE LAW.

$—.—•. '■ ... ; BOYAL COMMISSION W ENGLAND. By Telegraph -Press Assoolation-OoDTrleht London, February 27. At a sitting of the Royal Commission on Divorce, the Chairman, Lord Gorell (formerly President of the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division of the High Court) drew attention to New Zealand's powers to forbid publication of .reports.' . .-,. . ... ' ' Justice Sir John Bigham. (President of the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division) and Justice Sir Henry Bargrnve JJeane (Jndgo of the Division) denounced legal separation.

SAVED FOR TWENTY YEARS TO GET A DIVORCE. '

Tho.terms of reference of the Boyal Commission on Divorce are: v W ! n< i ni S "*•*<>. Present state of the ?° administration thereof in d vorco and matrimonial causes and apPlicahons for separation orders, with, regard to the position of the poorer cause, * e ,P" W iw" n of reports of STl * nd n PP llca tions; and to report h< Itl a?y mA amendments should tL til m t SUch T ° r tho administration thereof, or with regard to the publication of such reports. ■ P tn mnt mi^i on ? rs hrihei ha ™ power n? Zlv ™ Interim re P or t with a view of enabW such steps as they mav r7 o^wVtdttv^r^^l * ? ■' y. orce ' ]t offered them tho freest he present law-the o M as prffit of the Dn-ovco Court, the other as a poliw magistrate accustomed to look'into the social aspects of coses coming before him- are .convinced thai, tho results are

In the years 10M-7, there was an averngo oi 023 divorces, 23 judicial sernxl hons, and 6950 magistrate's orders-Wai