MARVELLOUS MEMORY

Hokitika Guardian, 9 June 1930, Page 5

MARVELLOUS MEMORY

A NOTED JUDGE,

LONDON

April 24,

The most remark able thing about the late Sir Edward Pollock was Ins meniorw. It was equal to that of Mr Bonnr Law, who could memorise all the figures of an hour’s Budget, speech. Sir Edward, for long a distinguished and honoured figure at the Law Court,s delivered thousands of judgments as Official Referee, with onlv a few scattered notes in front of him. He would have the facts in his mind down to the veriest detail (and, of course, great decisions are often reached on details), and he " a: ' nlvvavs ready to deliver a long J carefully-phrased judgment as soon as counsel lmd finished their speeches. Ho imver paused for a word, uever hesitated about, a date, never misstated an argument presented to him ♦ bough the case lasted manv days. Ho travelled a hundred thousand miles on circuit in bis earlier days, and in thirty vears of ofTme had tried three thousand cases, giving judg,v.pnts ranging from a shilling to ■M-hLCEO. Tt was nothing to him 1o l>oar a ease lasting a month. The Pollocks are one of the most famous log'll families in England, and they l,jive still a well known representative in Lord FTunworth. Master of the Rolls. Some of tlm family, however. Into the Church and even drift, if that is the right word, into journalism.