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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3134, 20 February 1889, Page 2

The'Ketirement oi Mr S. von Stumer R.M.

A parting compliment was paid to Mr von Sturmer by the members 'of • the .. Masterton bar, I who assembled at the fUt, Co art j this afternoon to bid tliat gentleman farewell on the occasion of his departure from this district to take the! office of Judge at r the Native Court at Hastings, Messrs A, R, Bunny, 0. F. Gawith, 0. P. Skipper, 0. A,' Pownall, and W.G. Beard were present, The last named, gentleman said,' on behalf of the members of the Masterton Bar, he had to express the regret they felt at the departure of His Worship lrom their midßt. Had it not been for the short notice members of the Bar in other parts of the district, lie had no doubt, irould have been present, and only too glad to testify , with' them their Bense of appreciation' ot the services of His Worship. He had not been so long in their midst as ho had "been in his former distribt; but sufficiently so to enable them to appreciate his dispensation of justice and equity. He had shown to all that impartiality so proper and essential to justice, . He did not mean to Bay that .upon all occasions and at all times His Worship's, decisions had given satisfaction, yet although at timos the losing side might feel dissatisfied, upon consideration they could not but arrive at the conclusion that His Worship's decisions were correct, The compantively small number of appeals and the still fewer allowed was a proof that His Worship's decisions in the main were correct. His Worship had shown great for. hearance to the members of the Bar when in the lieatof an argument they had perhaps over-stepped the Istriot limits of respect to the Bench; For the way His Worship had treated them they owed him a debt of grati. tude. He desired- to' congratulate His Worship .upon his advancement. The Benoli of the Native Land Court would be strengthened b). his accession to .their ranks.': He trusted His Worship would be'. Spared long to administer justice, and have many years of happiness on his retirement lrom the arduous duties of office. . ,

• MrVon tfturmer, in response, said when he first came among them two and a-halfyears agbjhewas njet; .by them all in a most courteous manner. Mr Beard, on behalf of tha Bar, had addressed him with words of welcome, on that occasion, and their kindness h ad proved of great help to him, coming as be did amongst them - all a perfect stranger. He did not know even the name of the Clerk of the Court. On leaving they again overwhelmed him with kindness, He was glad to note they were satisfied with his work, whilstamongst them/'Ho had' been 25' years' on. the Bench, and durin? that time had never- allowed his personal feelings to stand in the way of hia public duty. His parting with them he felt; to be like parting with 1 personal' friends. There was one- thing ho must refer to, and that was. the way -in i which his,.officers-had done then' duty, one and all,; from Mr-Freeth, the Chief Clerk, to the messenger, and including the police. -Ho again : thanked • thorn for •: their kind expressions. vln bidding |them: an affectionate 'farewell, alI though;parting,- -withthem officially, Iho -1105011 to seo them'oll juanj I future ocoasiopgr; **