The absence of Justices' of the Peace in Napier liasybceii f standing grievance with members of. the legal profession for some considerable time (says the “Telegraph”).. Last Friday morning the Court waited for -an hour while the town 'ivas searched' _ for a gentleman privileged to take his scat on the Bench. The delay had the effect of keeping two small boys charged with stealing mouth organs trembling in their juvenile shoes,, but it was only luck that other more important people were not involved in a scandalous waste of time A Justice was only dispensed b.v an anxious police officer meeting one of the great unpaid in thcstreet and. tolling him that he was wanted. Jt happened that the Justice was a gentleman who- is seldom to lie found in town. Lawyers find considerable difficulty -an obtaining necessary signatures to judical documents as they are constantly, foi'-ced to lay them-selvcs under an obligation to the same limited number of gentlemen —when they are to be found,
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2412, 29 January 1909, Page 6
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