COLONIAL SERVICE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 62, 10 September 1937, Page 11

COLONIAL SERVICE

LEGAL APPOINTMENTS

Some years ago, the Colonial Office opened the Colonial Service to graduates of the New Zealand University, and a board of selection was set up in New Zealand for the purpose of recommending suitable candidates. One of the branches of the service was the legal branch, but a difficulty was found that many of the colonies required appointees to be members of the English Bar, and that it would be necessary for New Zealanders. to become members of the English Bar if they wished to obtain the full benefit of the. service. It is gratifying to know (reports the "New Zealand Law Journal") that for this purpose, the. qualifications of New Zealand barristers are now recognised as equivalent to that of those in England.

Mr. H. D. Acland, of Christchurch, who is one of the members of the board of selection, has for some years urged the rectification of this matter with the Colonial Office through the board,; and-word has now been received that persons who have obtained their professional qualifications in New Zealand are eligible to apply for appointment in the service. Candidates must have had four years' practical experience in their profession. In this service, vacancies are filled as they occur.