RETIREMENT OF A JUDGE
To-morrow morning an opportunity will be taken by members of the legal pro--feasion. in Wellington to say' farewell, to his Honour Mr. Justice Chapman, who is retiring from the Bench. Tho ceremony will take place in the Supreme Court at 10.30. Mr. C. P. Skerrett, K.C., President of the New Zealand Law Society, will speak on behalf of the legal profession generally, while the president of the Wellington District Law Society (Mr. H. F. O'Leary) will speak on behalf of the profession in Wellington. Tho following day (Thursday) reference will be made in the Court to the services of the-late Sir James Prendergast, formerly Chief Justice of New Zealand, whose death occurred this week. Sir Francis Bell, AttorneyGeneral will address the Bench, and Mr. ■'0. P. Skerrett will speak on behalf of the Bar.
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Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 51, 1 March 1921, Page 8
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138RETIREMENT OF A JUDGE Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 51, 1 March 1921, Page 8
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