THE GERALDINE COURTHOUSE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1157, 27 March 1884, Page 3

THE GERALDINE COURTHOUSE.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —The thanks of all those who have business to transact during the sittings of the Resident Magistrate at the Courthouse here, are most deservedly due to you for your bringing such a barn-like building under special notice, and it is to be hoped that the Member for the district will, at all events prior to the close of the next session, urge the Government to give us a new Courthouse—not to patch up an old rickety building. Should Mr Postlethwaite retire and not seek re-election, and the Government accede to his request, he will in the future, when passing a more commodious building be enabled to point to it r.s a pleasing memento of what he had done for the district. But I think, sir, that our Resident Magistrate has a considerable say in this matter, and his opinions in regard to the present building are well known. From the personal inconveniences which he suffeis every time he holds his court, it cannot he otherwise than surmised that he, himself, will make such representations to Government as may lead to a new Courthouse being, erelong, erected,and for the sake of all parties concerned the sooner this is effected the better. —I am, etc., Improvement. Geraldine, March 26, 1881.