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Hokitika Guardian, 8 January 1930, Page 2

and the eventual establishment of a more practical, efficient, and less costly system of education than that we have at present.

Bill during its passage through the House of Representatives, intends to take every opportunity of promulgating the provisions of the new Act amongst members of the profession in England. It is quite reasonable, therefore, to expect that in the course of time the Law Society of England will adopt some such measure as New Zealand has pioneered.” HOW FUND WILL GROW.

Mr Gray pointed out that the Act does not apply to solicitors who are not in practice on their own account, such as persons in the Government employ or the like. It was expected that a sum of between £6OOO and £7ooo,would be provided for the fund in the first year. That, of course, would be repeated in the second and succeeding years, and if, as seemed probable, the number of practising solicitors continued to increase, the fund would also grow proportionately In addition to the sum which it had been decided to levy, there was the safeguard of the further levy which might he made if by any chance circumstances should require it. In conclusion, Mr Gray expressed indebtedness on behalf olf the legal profession to the Government for the facilities it had afforded for the preparation and passage of the measure in the recent Parliamentary session. He referred particularly to the Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward,) who allowed the Bill to be brought in as a Government measure; to the Chief Law Draftsman (Mr Janies Christie), who had drafted it; to Sir Thomas

Sidey who took a great part in the preliminary work of preparing the Bill, and who had charge of it in the Legislative Council; and to- the Hon. T. M. Wilfo d, K.C., who piloted it through the House of Representatives.