WAIRARAPA GRIEVANCE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7850, 12 July 1911, Page 10

WAIRARAPA GRIEVANCE

■ THE CASE FOR A RESIDENT MAGISTRATE. lEOH Otm SPECIAL REPORTER. CARTERTON, July 11. ; The administration of justice in tlx* Wairarapa was the subject of an interview which a Carterton deputation had with the Hon. T. Mackenzie during hia visit to-day. Mr Roydhouss urged the necessity fo* stationing the magistrate who had jurisdiction in the Wairarapa in the district itself. Thera was a strong feeling in the district that it was far too important to be treated in the existing manner. As things now were litigants were put to very great inconvenience, and in some cases injustice had been done owing to the fact that ' the magistrate lived in Wellington and worked his district from thereThe request was supported .by several speakers, who said that the magistrate only sat ih Carterton once a month, and then for only a day at a time. A number of cases were quoted in support of the general contention that tie prevailing order of tilings led to, grave inconvenience. One had reference to an old age pensioner, who lost a month’s pension by reaeon of' the absence of a magistrate when the time came for renewal. The-Minister said he quite agreed on general principles that a man should Five in the district where his work was and bo in touch with the people. (Hear, hoar.) It, must be very dnconvwnient to Wairarapa people not to have a magistrate resident among them and ha would represent the matter to the Act-ing-Minister for. Justice, the Hon, G. Fowlds. He would also see that the old age pensioner whose case had been referred to should not lose the month's allowance. (Hear, hear.)