THE LATE MR T. I. JOYNT.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12903, 7 September 1907, Page 5

THE LATE MR T. I. JOYNT.

INFERENCES IX THE SUPRKMK COURT. A large number of local legal practitioners assembled at the iSupreir.n Court yesterday, when reference, was made to the deat of Mr T. 1. Joynt, X.C His Honour Mr Justice Chapman said that before the proceedings of thiCourt commenced th;it morning, he desired to make reference to a circumstance which must have been pyesan: to tho minds of the gentlemen of ih' Bar for the last two days, and that, was tho death of their lamented colleague, the senior member of the ii;i.of tho Canterbury district, and, i:: viitue of his patent as Kind's Counsellor, the senior member of the J)ir in New Zealand nest to the law oflicor;--of the Crown. Ho need hardly suy hoiv deeply the death of Mr Joynt v.ould b<> felt in tho district, for he hud so long been associated with the .profession and with tho affairs of the province, that his loss must make a great gai). As si professional man Mr Joynt afwfiys stood at. tht! forefront.. In the conduct of his professional business he s-et a notable example tc; those obovo him, not merely with respect to the ability and industry which ho always exhibited in the interests of his clients, but with reepect to the high and honourable tone which ho always adopted and held in professional matters. Personally, ?iq doubt, the , members of the Bar would all fee] his loss in the long contact with his gentlo and geiml disposition. Personally, he. felt that himself. Ho had known Mr Joynt intimately for more than thirty years, and he always felt that he wrs one of those men with whom one could always sympathise, and in where presence one always foit lespousivo companionship. Mr Joynt was known to the profession throughout New Zealand, and h< , had no doubt that his brother Judges would feel ! what he felt in connection with tho loss jof M.r Joynt. Ho had received t-elo-i giams from the Chief Justice and Mr : Ju.=tico Denjiiston expressing their I sympathy. The close personal associaI tioii between his Honour the Chief Jus-- ! tk'<* and Mr Joynt, when they wore ] both professional men. was well knowu, nnd the circumstance that Mr Joynt had worked with honour and credit before Mr Justice Dcnniston for so , many years, had naturally c-insed his ; Honour to feel deeply the loss which j the Christchurch Bar and he had susj turned. He could only conclude by I again saying how deep thn loss was to I tho Canterbury distinct and to tho Her here. Ono could not, however, but feol some satisfaction in tho fact that .Mr Joynt had reached a fairly ripe old age. and that his end wjs rot accompanied by any painful circumstances or prolonged illness. : Mr T. W. .Stringer, K.C. said that nn behalf of the Christchurch Hir he desired to say that they cordially endorsed the kindly expressions that his Honour had just given utterance, to with regard to their late colleague Mr

•Toynt. Personally, ho felt his loss very deeply. He was nrticled to liirn in 1574, when ho was at the zenith oF his career Oβ one of tho mci't altlo nnd Sitroiiiicus advocates of tiie day. Since that time he hnd enjoyed the «-:ose-=t personal and professional friendship with him. and ho fully agreed with what his Honour had > snid. that the seal Mr Joyitt always displayed in any c.inse that was entrusted to him. and ths care and unrrwitting; attention that he R.ivn to any businm". ivas an example not only to his pupils who served him. but to ; tho younger members of tho nrpfossion j penor.illy. Tlie- members of the Christchurch J3ar deeply deplored the loss of Mr Joynt. but it was some satisfaction to know that he worked practically all the days of his life, and that was what he would have wished to do.