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LAW SOCIETY AND NEW COURT

REQUESTS TO MINISTER RIGHT-OF-WAY AND LIBRARY That a right-of-pvay should be made from Esk street to the back of the new Law i Courts for the purpose of taking prisoners to and from the police station and thus avoid the necessity of their walking through the public streets was a request made by a deputation from the Southland District Law Society which waited on the Hon. H. G. R. Mason (Minister of Justice) in Invercargill last night. The deputation was led by Mr N. L. Watson (vice-president .of the society) in the absence of Mr G. J. Reed (president), and with him were Messrs J. H. B. Scholefield, G. M. Broughton and T. R. Pryde. Mr Watson said he did not think there would be any difficulty in getting the necessary land for the proposed right-of-way. Since it was possible to have such a right-of-way it was only fair to prisoners that it should be made. Mr Mason said he would inspect the site of the pronosed right-of-way this morning. Another request made by the deputation was that the Government should make a grant to assist the Law Society in furnishing the library at the new Law Courts. Mr Watson said that already seven members of the society had enlisted and probably there would be more enlistments and consequently a further reduction in membership. It was therefore going to be difficult for the society to find sufficient money to furnish the new library in a manner in keeping with the building. The society had not yet gone into the cost of furnishing, but this would be done and the details submitted to the Minister. Mr Mason said that a grant had been made to the Blenheim Society to assist it in furnishing its library, but Blenheim was a very small centre and he had felt it was entitled to some assistance, since, for such a small centre, it had a very good library. The Southland Society would not heed as much help as Blenheim had received, but it might need some help if the library was to be furnished in a fitting manner. He would therefore see what could be done.

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Southland Times, Issue 24236, 20 September 1940, Page 4

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LAW SOCIETY AND NEW COURT Southland Times, Issue 24236, 20 September 1940, Page 4

LAW SOCIETY AND NEW COURT Southland Times, Issue 24236, 20 September 1940, Page 4

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