THE MAGISTRACY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2813, 12 February 1908, Page 18

THE MAGISTRACY.

j (From Oub Own Correspondent.) j OAMARU, January 28. ' The members of the Oamaru Bar took leave of Mr R. H. Turton, S.M., this morning, when there was a representative , gathering of the legal fraternity at the Courthouse. j Mr Newton, on behalf of the Bar, expressed regret at Mr Turton' s early removal and the hope that he would be suc- | cessful in his new district. The • official acquaintance had been very short, but it . was long enough to cause a desire that it might have been prolonged. The profession made no secret of the fact that they ( had done their best to keep Mr Turton in ( Oamaru, and he felt personally that their I representations should have had more con- | sideration. It was not for him to express j his opinion of the department's treatment of Mr Turton. In replying-, Mr Turton said he left Oamaru with regret. He would like to have stayed, but it was the department's desire that he- should move. While in Oamaru he had been treated with courtesy, consideration, and kinon«ss. which he appreciated and would i ber. FxVREWELL TO -MR M'CARTHY. (Fhom Oub Own Correspondent.) INVERCARGILL, January 31. A representative gathering- of citizens assembled at the Council Chambers tnis afternoon to bicl farewell to Mr M'Carthy, S.M., on the occasion of his departure fiom Imercargill to take charge of the Napier district. The Mayor of In veroa refill (Mr W. B. Scandrett) presided, and stated that the very generous responses of the citizens to the proposal to give Mr M'Ca.rthv a sondoff was indicative of the appreciation, admiration, and respect in which he was held. The position of magistrate was a very difficult one to fill, but he was sure they* could all say that Mr M'Carthy had performed his duties ( onscientiously, without fear or favour, and had earned tho admiration and respect of the whoJe community. He sincerely regretted that Mr M'Carthy was. leaving Invercargill, and hoped he would be very successful in his new district. Mr Turnbull (senior J.P. of Invercarg-ill), Mr J. E Watson (chairman of the Bluff Harboui B^iirfl). Mr Bain .chajrman of the Charitable Aid Board), and other pz-omi-nerit o'tizens also spoke, after which the Mayor presented Mr M'Carthy with a hendsome siher rca and coffee service, tray, and ser of siioon^, and also handed to him a. gold bracelet for Mrs M'Carthy. In replying. Mr M'Carthy thanked the citizens, on behalf of himself and Mis M'Carthy, for their handsome gifts, and aKo for iheir expross.cns of good-will, which he would treasure more than the gifts It uas very gratifying indeed to him, after ="\"n and a-half years' service in the tiring position of rm<g!stratc, to 1m? met by such a representative gatherin? to wish him go^d-bye and God-speed. He thanked tho community for the confidence reposed in him, and asked them to extend tho same i >nfi<!pnce to his successor, Mr Cruiek■Miank ! FAREWELL TO AIR KENRICK. ! (Fitoii Our Own Correspondent.) GREYMOUTH, February 2. Mr W;ili«im G. ir. Kenrick. who has been waulen iind magistrate in the Grey district foi the i)ii->t four vea>-s, lea\e-, to-morrow for Dunedin, where ho will reside in the fiiruiv. On Fn-ldt theie was a lar^e gatl.-ring of rpornhors of the local fraternity. iu--tin"! of the t-oac-e, and citizens, : -ul Mr Konvick v..\- r>ro-3"»nted with <\" ill iMi mated addr3s«, wording of which is <!-, follows :—" On th" (mc of lour depar-tiu-c :ro:n this dipnoi we. th? barristers, c o!icitT-=. ]uMioeo. mombe 1*!1 *! of the I.'cens.n<- f'opimiUPo anJ r^idents of Greviv.outh ar<l County of Grey, desire to ex»i"ss oi-r ost^em and respect for the able and MmartMl nv.nnnr in v. h ; ch yon have rir/ipd our -or., hi.iioial duties during ■youi 1 ,nj rt-.wonoe u!nr.'i<r=t us. Ton have n>o~ic!p(' c -. ?'• the co'irt? in a lnr.ro and d'fKcu.t iliMut. !<n-" tn ratr yon. en'-i-jp-mrnta f>-i h.'.o hi.d to travel in all

weathers, joth by sea and land, and notwithstanding these difficulties you have performed your work with credit to yourself l and satisfaction to the people. In asking i you to accept this small token of our 1 esteem, we congratulate you on your pro- ; motion to the large and influential distriot of Otago, and wish Mrs Kenrick and yqur16elf God-spead, and health, strength, and happiness in your new sphere of usefulness." I WELCOME TO MR HUTCHISOX. Mr Hutchison, who has been appointed io ' succeed Mr Turton as Stipendiary Magistrate for the Oamaru district, presided at the Palmeraton Court for the first time on , Wednesday last (says the Palmerston Times). : On the Magistrate taking his seat Mr j Bailey, on behalf of the local Bar, tendered his Worship a. cordial welcome to the district. Mr Bailey spoke of t-he good feelwhich had hitherto existed between the 1 Benoh and Bar in the district, and said he felt sure that the same good feeling j would continue during his Worship's term iof office. Mr Bailey also spoke of the regret I felt at the removal of Mr Turton, who, I during hi 6 short term of office in the district, had proved a painstaking and efficient magistrate. Mr Adams, on behalf of the Dunedin Bar, expressed his pleasure at bein ; present and able to welcome hi* Worship to his new district. Mr Crisp endorsed the remarks of the previous speakers. M • | Hutchison thanked the Bar for the cordial 1 welcome offered to him. He had had co' - ■ eiderable experience on the. Bench in di.j fcrent ' ' riots and had always had the most co al relations with the members of the Bar, .and he trusted that when the time came, as it inevitably must, for them to separate they would do so with good feeling. , Mr Georee Cruiekshank (lately of the Lawrence district), appointed to the Invercargill benoh. was welcomed by the Bar on the 61 h inst. The president of the Law Society (Mr Hall) and also Mr T. M. Maodonald (Crown Prosecutor) spoke on behalf of the legal profo«s : on, which was largely represented, while Mr Scandrett (Mayor) welcomed him on b"half of the justices of the peace. Mr Cruiekshank recognised hi* responsible duties in the fifth commercial centre of the Dominion, statin" that a-* the Supreme Court seldom sat at Inverwsjill it made the work of the magistrate heavy.