JUDGE’S REMARKS

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3742, 10 June 1932, Page 6

JUDGE’S REMARKS

TRANSPORT APPEAL CASE RESENTED BY TRAMWAY BOART* ‘ ‘OUT OF PLACE” SAYS CHAIRMAN \L’Ks t Ur esa iSAuciutioii/. ChristchuTch Juno 9. Sta tements made at tne bitting oi the Transport Appeal Board we*, accented by memter s of the Tramway Board at their meeting. Mr Justice Frazer’s remark, th “the Tramway Beard appears to Lv im i.»; detenu Aiat ion houst -i liter-city service.” was do cribed by 31 r AY. Hayward as quite •unnecessary, and having no iath'n to the case then before the Appeal Board. It was a matter fosincere rcgre t that the judge hac found it necessary to make such remark. Reference was also made to t remaiks made by counsel and othc-a before the Appeal Board. Tile chairman (Mr E. H. An drews) n;,j\l lie did not know why the Tramway Board had been made the butt- of the proceedings. He questioned whether the niunkipal 1 eprev sentative c-n the. Appeal Hoard. All Tlioma« Jordan 3Layor of ALasterton, knew jhuc.’i about trams. Quito nn-iiecL-.-sary ami uncalled remarks ha r> beea iiuid e at tho sitting of the Appeal Board. It was alisurd that these remarks should be made. a.nd they were completely out of place in r court of justice.