"May It Please Your Airship .. .

NZ Truth, Issue 1184, 9 August 1928, Page 6

"May It Please Your Airship .. .

SILVER-HAIRED, aesthetic-featured and a man of very few words— James Miller, the reoently-appointed stipendiary magistrate, with headquarters at Mflsterton. , . : . . Fop three years prior to his appointment, he filled the position of registrar of the Christchuroh Supreme Court. As he flitted about the court during the sessions, he typified the dignity of the law. His was a majestic figure, second only m importance to his honor himself. • ; But James Miller was always the most unassuming of men. ,Hls officewas always open to anybody who might wish to see, him, while his quiet, graoious manner and unfailing pourtesy made it a pleasure to meet him. It Is safe to say that ho man appointed to the magisterial benoh has assumed the responsibilities with a better , equipment than he possesses. His experience as registrar proved Invaluable to him and the fruits of that experience— -sound judgment, balanced decisions and the utmost impartiality — will be refleoted m his work m the hurly-burly of the lower court. No offender who faces James Miller, S.M., will ever be able to say that he has been unjustly treated, for his creed is fair play consistent with justice as determined by the facts. When not engaged m legal problems, he likes a game of golf—and, from all accounts, he is no mean exponent of the pastime.