KING'S COUNSEL.
Per Press Association. Wellington, June 10. The Hon. Dr Fiudlay and Messrs M. Cliiipmnn and 11. D. Bell, who have been appointed King's Counsel, took the formal oath at the Supreme Court to-day. Mr Justice Cooper, in u few remarks, said the Bar in New Zealand had been distinguished for a great number of years for its learning, ability, and high sense of honor, which was one of the traditions of the English Bar. The occasion was one to bo fairly termed historic. 'Dip gentlemen who had just taken the oath were three of the most distinguished leaders of the profession, and he regretted that Mr C. .P. .Skcrrett, who was also held in the highest respect, was not present to take the oath. lie believed that throughout the colony the appointments would be received with satisfaction by members of the liar, by solicitors, and by the general public. This occasion, which brought the New Zealand bar on a level' with the English Bar, marked the attainments of a status* for which this country had been waiting for many years.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 11 June 1907, Page 2
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182KING'S COUNSEL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 11 June 1907, Page 2
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