DECREE NISI

Hokitika Guardian, 19 August 1933, Page 2

DECREE NISI

GRANTED TO MRS RICHARDSON.

AUCKLAND DIVORCE ACTION. \ ■ i t - 4

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AUCKLAND, August 18

Failure to comply with an order ior the restitution of conjugal r rights was the grounds of an application for divorce brought by Dlona Diary Richardson against Kenneth Rahiri George Richardson this afternoon.

After Rearing evidence, Mr Justice Smith granted a decree nisi, to be made absolute after three months. His Honour said that he was rather trouuied aoout the case. He had discretion in * regard to the issuing of a decree, and he - found it difficult to rid himself of the information he had gamed during other proceedings in the past few days.. As was indicated to the jury in prior proceedings on Thursday, there might be collusion. “My client was prepared to return on March 18, 1932, . and also when the petition for restitution was filed,” counsed said. “I think that the proper course would be for me to direct the registrar to send all the papers to the SolicitorGeneral, and he can interfere, if lie thinks fit in the public interest. In this proceeding, tile only evidence justifies the issue of a decree nisi to be moved absolute after three months,” said His Honour, who granted the petitioner the interim custody of the children. The question of costs was reserved.

“Under Section 24 of the Act,” continued His Honour, “I will direct the Registrar to forward to the SolicitorGeneral all of the papers and evidence in the restitution proceedings, in these proceedings, and in the proceedings, Richardson v. Richardson and Jenkins, to enable the Solicitor-General to show cause why a decree nisi should not be made absolute, if he so thinks fit.”