TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 January 1920, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

''{per I’RKHB. ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.) RAILWAY OFFICERS. DUNEDIN, This Day. The Railway Officers’ Executive Coun cil Oppference regumptl this morning, when' a communication regarding the order of 'reference for tho .Railway w aa es Board was discussed at lengttt, after which it was decided to set up sub-committees and appoint witnesses in order tfi adequately present the casp jr ra ii W av officers before the Boaul.

A LEGAL POINT. HAWERA, Jan. 13. An interesting legal point was raised at the Magistrate's Court upon the application on behalf of a judgment oreditor for an order attaching moneys to the judgment debtor s credit inthe Post Office Savings Rank. Counsel said an interlocutory order had been served upon the postal authont.es but it was returned with a den.nl of the power of the’ Magistrate s Court to Lke an order against the department, „n the ground that the money depositPtl in a P.O. Bank was the property of the Crown ,nnd therefore the Magistrate’s Court had not jurisdiction to make an order. The Crown was represented, Magistrate Bailey who resorved"ilils decision,' expressed the opinion that if the law provided that the moneys could not be attached, it should he remedied as it was extremely unfair a debtor should be able to. evade a creditor by locking up his money m a Post Office Savings Bank.