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OYER WORKED JUDGES. A GENTLE HINT. (By Telegraph-— Special to the Star.) WELLINGTON, Oct. 17. A hint. that. Supreme Court Judges' have objected to being called on ,to conduct Royal Commissions \yas ; conveyed to the House by the Prime Minister to-day." A select committee had recommended the reference of a petition to a Supreme Court Judge for inqiurv, and the Premier, while agreeing that the House would, have every con-' fidence in the judges, said it must not 1 be taken for granted that judges wGuld comply with the request" that they should act on the. inquiry. As a matter of fact, they need not. and. it had been indicated quite recently that they were not to be called on to hold Royal Commissions. Hon. C. J. Parr (Minister of Justice): They are,too. busy. .
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 18 October 1924, Page 5
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136TOO BUSY Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 18 October 1924, Page 5
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