SIR JOSHUA WILLIAMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1978, 7 February 1914, Page 6

SIR JOSHUA WILLIAMS.

DEPARTS FOR ENGLAND. Sir Joshua Williams, accompanied by Lady Williams, arrived in Wellingteii from tho south yesterday, and left in the afternoon for Sydney, oil route to England, where- ho will tal?e uphis.neiy duties as a member of tho Judicial Corn* mittee of the Privy Council, Sir Joshua Williams told a'reported who interviewed him yesterday, that lie had not formed any definite- plans as to his future residence. Hd does not y<Jt know what demands his Privy Council duties will make upon his time, but he hopes to return to New Zealand. Regarding his present farewell to the Dominion, he said that he had very little to add to his public statements in Dmiedin. He looked back with very great pleasure over the time he had toeen in New Zealand. "I have been hero for more than <32 years," ho remarked "I arrived in Novemher, 1861, and was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court in 1875."

The only detail question upon Which Sir Joshua Williams touched Was that of tho relation between tho Supreme Court and the Arbitration Court. He ropeated an opinion which he expressed in Dunedin, that the two Courts should be entirely separate. ' Ho considered that the President of the Arbitration Court should be a lawyer, hut there was no need for him to possess the same legal attainments as a kludge osf tho Supreme Court, In addition to a knowledge of law, Arbitratien ' Court work required other very special qualifications, And there was an essential difference in the nature of tho work carried out in the Arbitration and Supreme Courts which made their separation ' Sir Joshua Williams paid a visit to the Prime Minister yesterday forenoon, and during tho day also visited.the Supreme Court, and bade the Chief Justice and the other Judges who are in Wellington, farewell. Prior to his departure flora Dvmc-din, Sir Joshua Williams forwarded a letter to tho Mayor (Mr, W. Downie St«frart)> thanking the citizens for tho reception tendered to him on January 27. The Jotter concluded: —"It was an occasion t can never forget, I shall value the address not only for the kind sentiments in it, but also as a beautiful example of artistic illumination, .and of the art c l ' hook-binding which shows what puncdi.n can do.. I trust that thero is a great and prosperous future for our fair .city, a city where I have passed so many liappy days and From which it is sad to part," The letter was read, at a meeting of-tho Dunotliu City Council, and the "Otago Daily Times" states that it was received with applause by the conn. Cillers, which was a further tribute to a great mail of whom the citizens (if Doncdin arc justly proud.