THE GREAT UNPAID.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2181, 29 December 1885, Page 2

THE GREAT UNPAID.

An Auckland Justice of the Peace brought under the notice of the Minister the hardship of requiring him to attend Court when he was physically unable to do other duty than receive statutory declarations at his own house. As he had been ordered to try change of air for a couple of months, he enclosed a medical •certificate, and asked to be exempted from sitting in Court, The Minister of Justice replied that " he has no power to exempt i you from giving your attendance in acgQrtfonoe with the ros : arjqnged by the Justices.' As regard? leave of 'I am to' state that' the ohly' gives power ti) grant Buch' leave' when', a Justice wishes to leave, the Colony' temporarily." This (remarks tie Herald) makes it quite clear'that 'any Justice who from ! liia ■ ailments incident to advancing year? finds 'that'|e! "qarino.t enc}ur,e the proloingf-4 aittingg' necessary sometimes iii a Court, must simply resign. To force gentlemen who haye bperj magistrates frqm earlier- 4ays of the Colony to resign because it WIJMIQt bo for fe tp fulfil all the functions Cif Justices, is ft somewhat hard meagre, and provision ought to be made by which those who i cannot' endure prolonged sittings on the Bench should be excused from that portion of the duties.