TARANAKI LAW SOCIETY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 105, 1 May 1903, Page 2

TARANAKI LAW SOCIETY.

Thb annual general meeting of tho Soiie'y wua held in the Supreme Court hoase at New Plymouth on Monday last. Mr Samuel presided. Thire was a large attendance cf morale c, including r presonta'ives fr m Hawera f.nd S.ratford. Mr Samul delivered tlifi Presidents annual address and dvvel at length on tho regrottabla episode of the Porirua appeal judgment deliwreJ by the Judic al Oornmi'teo cf thePjivy Council. Whilst expressing the conviction that the people of New Zealand hud the most absdue confidence in the impartiality and integrity of the Judges, and that that confidence would not be lessened by the remarks occurring in the judgment of the Privy Council, Mr Samuel regroUed that it should hav) been for thy of the Court of Appeal themselves to vindicate the honour and integrity of thoir high office in the best) interests of the public. One of the in' st unfortunate features of the case ivts, he considered, that unavoidably thti refutation of the charges implied, in tho judgment of the Privy Council quully tended in the direction of weakening pub'ic respect for and cmfidenco in a High Judicial Tiibuml. Mr Samuel explained the various mat-'i-rs which had been dealt wi'h la3t y.arby the Council of the Now Zealand Law Society at Wellington and bie legislation which had taken place in coasequonce. He referred fee'it gly to the deith of the la'e Mr W. T. L. Traverc, and proposed a resolution of sympathy and of condolence, which the Secretary was instructed to convey to Mrs Travera and the relatives of the deceased gentleman. Various matters i:fl' c ing the profession ganerally and this district were discuss ;d.

A resolution was pissed affirming the necessity for at le-ifet ttnee sntings ii the Suprtma Court at New and the members fur the districr, are to be askijd to afF>rd their guppoit. Th« necessity for increased accommodation fur the offices if the Laud Transfer and Deeds RegisV»tion Department, and the ges eril pu He and the profes sion also received atta tion, and s eps are to be taken to rep • sent this matter [also to the authorises. The election <f officers for the pnsuingyetr result d as f.llovs: President, Mr. Samuel; Vice-Presideut, Mr; T, 0. Foukos; Omocil, Messrs, Ray, Huchen, Oaplen and Milone; Library Committee, Mess's. Gov-tf, Grey, Hutchen, Kerr, and F. E. Wilfoa ; Auditor, Mr. J. E. Wilson ; lion. Secretary and Treasurer, M. J. H. Quilliatn.