A BAILIFF'S POWER.
Dunedin, This day.
In the District Court yesterday a case was brought against a constable for wrongful distraint, and judgment was given against him. The point involved- was whether a bailiff had poAver to delegate his authority to execute a distress Avarrant. Judge Ward held that the words " and other peace officers" and the delivery of the warrant were not sufficient to constitute the constable an acting bailiff, as the name must appear in the warrant,
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4059, 25 July 1884, Page 3
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79A BAILIFF'S POWER. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4059, 25 July 1884, Page 3
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