JURY LISTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 264, 6 April 1914, Page 5

JURY LISTS.

PART PLAYED BY DETECTIVES. MAGISTRATE OBJECTS. .■ | By Telegraph—Press Asaociatioi. ' ,'ji Auckland, April 3.. ''-'.J Justices of the Peace assembled *4 J tlii! Magistrate's Court this morning lor • vTj; tlie annual revision of the jury ill'. 0. C. Kettle,* S.M., presided. ll*. Kettle, in looking over tnc liat, notice '■ J that certain names had teen struck out. • *T Tlie sub-inspector, in reply, explained -M that, if! accordance with usual practice, !, t the list was compiled from tliose hud- . ed in by the constables. It had besft , A handed over to the detectives, who had:, ; ■struck out the names of all whom they * >* considered unlit for jury service. A ' revised list was then prepared, and th# detectives went over this again. '■ j llis Worship e&id that uuder the Act tjj the duty of revising the list ffill uooa f •the Justices of the Peace, and not upon.«':s the detectives. He considered that a revision by the Justices in Court wa# ',j| preferable, because the objectors could attend itf person. ■ •!'? The sub-inspexitor: But how arc the '■ >3 Justices .to know who is unsuitable to jjfe .Mr Kettle: Have you any objections to enrolment? ■ ,<tM The sub-inspector intimated, that koi" had not. - * Mr Kettle tihen proceeded to ask why! . a certain name had been struck off tlie V| list. • ■ ' Tlie sub-inspector explained that M . could not say off-hand what was tlio ' objection to the man, but it could easily ■ lie ascertained, Mr Kettle: Have you the original list here? !iii l The sub-inspector: No; it is up at the police station. ' , : !v| Mr Kettle: Well, I must have it pro- 1 dueed. After consulting tha Justice#, His , < Worship said that he would adjourn ■ ! the sitting till 9.30 to-morrow, in ontofc , that the original • list might be gone : through. < i '