THE CLERK TO THE COURT.
■» It is highly probable, but for the admirable precautions taken by tLe constable in charge of the district, that a serious miscarriage of justice would have taken place in Feilding. We learn that a war- i rant to arrest a man accused of being ; guilty Gf a most hideous crime, was applied for to the various Justices of the Peace, and refused by them, unless such warrant was properly prepared by a qualified officer appointed by the Government. Considering tLe serious nature of tLe crime, and the uncertainty which must exist of tLe guilt or innoecuce of the suspected person, the Justices are perfectly justified iv acting with every caution. How long this state of things will be permitted to exist it is impossible to sa}', but we must express our indignation with the action of the Minister of Justice in removing the Pesident Clerk to the Court. It has been of the most serious inconvenience to the people, nnd in some crises the ends of justice Lave beeu defeated.
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Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 59, 10 January 1883, Page 2
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175THE CLERK TO THE COURT. Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 59, 10 January 1883, Page 2
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