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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 267, 10 November 1937, Page 8

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TEMPORARY CAPACITY MR. F. K. HUNT ON BENCH. MAGISTRATE'S RETIREMENT. (By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day. When asked to-day if information was available concerning a successor to Mr. Wyvern Wilson, who is retiring from the magistracy, the Minister of Justice, the Hon. H. G. ft. Mason, said that Mr. Wilson would he on leave for throe months, and during that period Mr. W. R. McKean, S.M., would act as senior magistrate, Mr. Mason added that in the meantime arrangements were being made to ask Mr. F. K. Hunt, who retired as a magistrate lust year, to act in a temporary capacity.

Mr. F. K. Hunt censed hit) magisterial duties in Auckland on December 24, IO.'MI, although he was appointed coroner for Auckland as from the end of November of last year. Horn in London, Mr. Hunt came to New Zealand and settled in Chris tchrrch in IHHI. Ho wart first articled to the l.ilk Mr. J. C. Martin, who was then Crown Solicitor in Christchurch, and whs nfter wards appointed a magistrate nml ii judge of tho Supreme Court licncli. Mr. Hunt later entered business on s own ncimint in Clirlstehurch, and In'i'u" ' ' w "h until July,! lu.I u . when lik. ivm ii]•)>•>iritr».l a magis--I"'"<,Mt" <,Mt •'» Auckland. After two y'uiN Mi'i che wenl. to VVclliiiy | (> n, where 'J" "»•' K'-ikl. fur tl.rc veil rs. Il< tin mux ti, Auckland in 102:1. h«« has hem here ever_ since. The whole of I,is " s '» ""«Kislr«t,e has therefore l.een K| "'"l "■ Ihe eilivs. His pin,.,, j,, ,\ ||( . k . w\i ''- v Mr - ,! - <" r Walker. »V .M ~ Ol | | lllf| in. :