OUR R. M. COURT.

Marlborough Express, Volume XIV, Issue 1122, 5 April 1879, Page 7

OUR R. M. COURT.

Sir, —lt has long been an acknowledged axiom in political science, that in order to meet the ends of justice, the protection of the law should lie easily accessible to every member of the state. The practice and regulations of this Court, however, fail to afford that protection inns much as by the unnecessary delay to which suitors are subjected defaulters are enabled to escape. I know of a case last week where a 1 settler from the country come to town to take out a summons. When he got there, The office was bare, And so, poor man, he was done. After a pleasant ride of some sixteen miles, he could sit down and reflect not only upon the glorious uncertainty of the law, but also on the chance of catching its instruments, for like the Jlowers of the field, they are here to-day and gone to-morrow. Now, sir, most business men know that the chances of getting in a debt often depend on the promptitude with which you can ;et a debtor served with a summons. Delays are proverbial!}' dangerous, and in some cases fatal to the desired end. Yet here at our 11. M. Court, you must rest content under the consoling thought that while your debtor is preparing to bilk yon, the office is closed because the clerk of the Court is at Picton. This very day I have been prevented from taking proceedings for the recovery of a large amount from the same cause. To-morrow morning my business compels me to leave town for a couple of days, and consequently my appeal for justice must stand over till next week. Thus, sir, the public are injured by a system of false economy, and I know that I am not the only one who has had cause to complain, nor is this the first time that I have been put to serious inconvenience. While a few pounds are saved by dispensing with a clerk to the Court, an additional one is put on in the Registrar of Deeds Office, and extra expense incurred in the travelling allowance made to the officer whose services are divided between Picton and Blenheim. Trusting that my remarks may induce some attention to be paid to the matter I complain of, I am, etc., — A Blenheim Tradesman. April 2nd, 1879.