The Patea Mail. Published Wednesdays and Saturdays SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1876.

Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 79, 15 January 1876, Page 2

The Patea Mail. Published Wednesdays and Saturdays SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1876.

attached Id ifs ccii; i;iiiiiC'*. for in (irst i >i ;i< -i■ a jury !i..t has to he summoned, tne f »i‘i i!, =- r diseha r;.; my the dut V has to Si.' paid, « ihsiriet f!i;ihe■ has to come up, a (down rro-avnior do.';; ditto, am!, alloy-ether, a la rye sum lias (o in; [iaid before the J'airo is completely played out. .it is true that jurymen are not vary expensive uui!• ■ v tin- jiro.mi sr.-dr, lor they arr not allowed emaiyli !o do mnr • than y-'-t a class of SoiT or so a day, whilst they arr- expected to waste vahialdr time in .sttriidiu.-r 11; - • Court, ami he jinf lo expense v.hieii is most unfair and unjust. Thr lawyers, tlie ISriirli and the liar, yet the oyster, the jurors (he shells. Ihrv ridiculous the results.oi’ all litis form are can he Seen il'Olii the last (,'ourl. (.Ml t Soil occasion the only yreat crindiia! to lie dealt, with was an un fort mode who had :.ro! (in-ah, and ;t|>] in { »j is h-d a Maido-t

worm five shillings, and v;d, on this man, tie; Crown I‘ros-eeu tor wasted his :i juiy was t*jnj>;tis l.i .Honor .iinly:- lv( nny *.-I;sl >orjsi(‘iy ;mmjlll■<! up, tit'* prisoner was mine! guilty, :nul ;i easgihat should in- r have come helore tl;i- Court ill nil occupied it, half Jl il:iv, ;ili:| r!..- t liii- colony jii)!;nils unknown. d he .-<>!:• esteiiChC ivast:ii for holding a Distil,:!, Court at nil lien' is, that til - Ut sklent Magistrate !ia< im!v jurisdiction. in debt eases. J,;) j i 1 ; ‘ iXl'ilt of PJA and !i<-llt-f’ till 1 necessity lor ;i Court who h:rg>T powers. Clinic, happily, ii’ comp,drat iv dy unknown, mi*l if would be Ii! i;!iiI;■ Iy <•!i<■:> j- r, ivl;i]i if does occur, to transfer tin' offender to either Waugamil or New Plymouth to In; dealt with. (- vi-u though flirt, procedure involved the expens; of transport jin-'I i-xiH-ii.-u's ol constable, prisoner. ami whin ssrs, There is hardly ever a ease that needs relegaling ( 0 any higher (Jonrt llian tliat of (lie .Resident Magistrate.. or that cannot hj; dealt with hy a. Bauch, so tim maintenance of DistrictCourt sittings here is an absurd charge on the colony. With reference to civil cases, it is true that under the present, auomalousstatc of things District Courts an; necessary, the jurisdiction of the .Resilient .Magistrate, as we have already saiil, only extending to AJO : but why should this remain } . ,!f a gentleman can < (jiiitahly determine whether A does or does not owe 1.1 .HI;) IDs. 11yd., surely he could lie trusted to say whet In r C owes 1) fifty or a hundred pound--, and it would be a pour compliment to (lie Resident Magistrate to infer or say tliat his judicial capacity could only he measured by a few pounds either way. Oilier .Magistrates, ami those with no larger experience, arc entrusted with tie; arbitrament, of a hundred pounds, why therefore should there be any hesitation in commit ling the same charge 1.0 the Pat";) Magistrate. .If his jurisdiction was even im.-ivas.d to fm). it would pret-fy well answer all pur]loses, and would cut away the last prop ot the nnn 'cessnrv District Court. Notice Ins been recently given that that Court will sit three tine s during the present year. For criminal purposes it is useless and expensive; for civil nurpos. s the intervals deprive it of all advantage to traders. Take an example to prove the latter statement. A owes to Id, wo will assume, anything over £2d. and as lie declines to pay, ,l> sm s him in the .District Court, the -R.il. not having power to deal with the case. B gets judgment, snv in March, but A has no effects to seize, and laughs in Ids sleeve at his

creditor. who can do not 1 1 i11!_v more iiii tin; Court sits ay;*.ni, four months laC*r. Then, in (he fat*.-, of a return of n’lUa Ijujhi by 11 ie bailin', a warrant can be obtained, thus ciybt months really bciny '•oNiiih'il before the debtor can be | ba.u-bt to bouj:. This d a prompt j (c! nna;,e. lap. a year, more probably, | belay be too stron.nly sSiymaiised, ami j can liii' absurdity of retaining those j farcical courts be more apparent- The i remedy is so simple lliai ii. is surprisin <; I I la l aul borilies iiave not beeincb ir-viorlli | liieir attention. W’ill :<>;it one fariliiny i cxira expense. wpaoni ir<cable or cost | o! any kind, b: voml a (bi/.eiic notice. | tic Ibes.idcnl al :!p;i-.; re i-‘‘s in b■-- P. r :,, n ' coiiM be increase,! in eh i! cases, aid [.lie ; i w criminals. Connie; wiilnn i; •. scope, Ibe v, iad (a ',e o' - jepal m.diiu Tr codd ,< xp ‘Pit-si, (| h . basin -ss mmi of the dd - j t net wood he j mad wl, aid a nn ad ■’ tbei r o- cm oai ions i arce i i:n• a year. ■ men; | i|,> ;r m-neva.- py f>;‘ |)A.i - di Cotn'is Ic-re. md i hi- sulisliiui ion of enlapped powers to ‘be !,) ail {; a 1 ;:ii. i f ibese are yivi-a ip P ’:■ I ( bi;r;s are windy tumcccf-sary, as far as Caiea is concerneb.