A NEW SUPREME COURT.
5 3 LAWS THAT NEED AMENDMENT. f ' 5 [by TELEGRAPH.— association.] t ■ Mastebto.v, Thursday. g A N'EW Supreme Courthouse in Master- ; ton was opened to-day by the Hon. J. s A. Hanan, Minister for Justice, in the • presence of a large gathering. Addresses were given by tlio Minister, Mr. G. R. i Sykes, M.P., Mr. L, G. Reid, S.M., and s the Mayor of the,town. In the course oi a his speech, Mr. Hanan stated that the best B brains of the country were rcquirod fc« £ the magisterial bench; and to secure these _ higher salaries would have to bo /paid. ; The Minister was afterwards entertained r at luncheon by representatives of the " legal profession, and in responding to the 3 toast of his health, lie said that amend- ' ments of the Companies, Bankruptcy, and Copyright Acts were required to bring them into lino with the English laws. Something should also bo done to assimi- ' late the laws of New Zealand with those
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15025, 21 June 1912, Page 8
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166A NEW SUPREME COURT. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15025, 21 June 1912, Page 8
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