WOMEN JURORS.
AN UNSOUGHT PRIVILEGE. MINISTER OF JUSTICE OPPOSES PROPOSAL. DECLARED TOO RADICAL. (From our Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON', Last Night. When the Juries Bill came before the House to-day, 31 r. Wilford gave notice to move during the Committee stage, for women to have the right to sit on juries. Mr. Parr( Minister of Justice) replied there was room to doubt whether the majority of women In New Zealand wanted to sit on juries. The effect of Mr. Wilford's proposal would mean that; every woman between 21 and GO might bo compelled to sit on a jury, whether she liked it or not. The practical effect was obvious, as it would upset domestic arrangements seriously. He was sure the majority of women did not seek the right. Women should have the right to sit on local toodies, be school inspectors and justices of the peace, but the question of jurors was entirely different, and the proposal wenj» too far.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2693, 10 July 1923, Page 5
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