THE APPEAL COURT.
[Pee Pbess Association.] Wellington, July 3. The Appeal Court was engaged hearing a point raised iii the Mabin case, whether the Criminal Code Act abolished criminal libsl.
Bell argued for the Crown that the indictment could be maintained under the English statue known as " Lords Campbell's Act."
Mr Hindmarsh for the defence contended this Act morely provided different punishment, and did not create a fresh statutory offence. Judgment was resarved.
H. M. King v. Banna'yne and Co.— A preliminary objecton was taken that tho Crown had not given security, but the court were unanimous that this was not necessary.
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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 4 July 1901, Page 3
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102THE APPEAL COURT. Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 4 July 1901, Page 3
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