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(By Telegraph). |Per Press Association.] SuAdftn Death. Christohubch, Tuesday. Richard Alexander, aged 62, a retired shipmaster, died suddenly last evening, falling back in his chair as he was sitting by the fireside smoking. Theßeatiie&OU&oM. f Dunedin, Tuesday. The census returns show 149 Chinese in Dunedin, 6 being females --- - • Arrival of tbt SUkowft. ' Welmnoton, Tuesday. A large steamer passed. Farewell Spit at seven this morning. She is belived to be the Eaikoura from London. She should arrive here at five this evening.
The XAwuds o*ft, ■ »■ Wellington, Tuesday, Mr Harper, for the delence, argued that the appointment of Mr Edwards was legal and constitutional. He quoted from the correspondence between Mr Edwards and the Government of the day, showing that. the former was not in favor of aooepting a position of Commissioner alone, but made it on the condition . precedent that he should also he appointed a judge of the Supreme Court, and if he took the intteralone, it showed clearly. • that he was not to be appointed temporarily or a provisional Judge, but a Judge of the Supreme Court. A. commission had been offered him as Judge of the Supreme Court, and had been accepted as such* and everything waß done by him to have the salary ascertained and established. Mr Harper quoted numerous authorities dealing with English judges, showing that it was not until the reign of William the 4th that judges were placed in the civil list, and until' that time had been dependent on the Crown for their salaries. He oombatted the argument of plaintiff's counsel that, thfli. ascertainment and establishment of. a judge's salary was necessary before! the appointment, and contended'" , that in the appointments of Judges; Johnston, Riobmond, and Chapman to the Benoh the Civil Service Act mentioned a lump sum for judge* and no ascertainment was made of the salaries to be paid to individual s judges. V Latejc. Mr Harper said the defence to Sir Robert Stout's main points on which they relied was that, from 1855 to 1881, there, had been no attempt « by meaniof legislation to limit tha powqr of the appointment of Judges, This he thought to be established by carefully reviewing all the Acts on the subject. Some amusement was caused during proceedings by a point which Mr Harper raised that though the salaries of judges were thought to be protected from Parliament it was doubtful whether they really were so, and whether in , certain conditions such as stonewall or other obstructions judges might not have to sue the Government for their salaries. The chief some suppressed hughter9VHE76u . must not frighten us Mr Harper."
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3814, 19 May 1891, Page 2
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