NEW JURY LIST.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 January 1925, Page 4

NEW JURY LIST.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS. WELLINGTON. Jan, 23. The local police are engaged in compiling the new jury list. Any man between the ages of 21 and GO, of good character, not being a Alaori, is liable and qualified to serve as a juror. Ajiy Afaori whose capability is certified is deemed to be duly qualified and liable to serve on any Alaori jury or mixed jury for the trial of any civil or criminal case. The following are not qualified:— Anyone not a natural horn ol 1 naturalised British subject; anyone who has been convicted of any infamous crime, or of treason, or of any crime formerly punishable as felony, unless he has received a free pardon, an undischarged bankrupt; anyone who is of bad fame or repute.

Exemption from jury service applies to the following:—Members of the Executive Council of New Zealand, members of Parliament, judges, magistrates, clergymen, persons who preach or teach in any religious congregation, and du not follow any secular occupation, except that of schoolmaster, schoolmasters, and inspectors of schools, practising barristers and solicitors, physicians, surgeons, and medical pinctitioners, dentists legally qualified and actually practising. Government Servants, coroners, gaolers, constables, licensed pilots, masters of ships and seamen actually employed, members of Defence rifle clubs, visiting justices under the Prisons’ Act, persons employed under tbe Post and Telegraph Act. and members of the naval and military forces on full pay. Any member of a volunteer fire brigade, if summoned to serve, will be excused bv the judge upon producing a certificate as to bis position, and stating that ho has regularly attended practices and drills for twelve months, and has otherwise observed flic rules and regulations. The following railwaymon are exempted from service:—Engineers in charge of districts, traffic managers, station-masters, guards, engine-drivers, firemen, shop managers, .signalmen, porters, shunters, inspectors, gangers, anil foremen.

The Act orders that the constables employed in making out the jury lists shall in March post a notice in specified places, stating the time and place at which the meeting of Justices will he held to revise the list. If the name of any man not qualified and liable to servo is inserted in any roust aide’s list.the Justices will, if satisfied hv evi-

dence from the person complaining, or other proof, or from their own knowledge strike the name out. They will also strike out the name of any lunatic or imbecile, and of any persons disabled by deafness, blindness, or other permanent infirmity.