MR DAY'S STATEMENT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10579, 7 October 1910, Page 4

MR DAY'S STATEMENT.

(Per Peess Association.) • ■ Ashburtcn. October 7. •When Mr V. G. Day, S.M., took Ins seat at the Magistrate s Court, this morning, Mr C. W. Pumell said that before-the business of the: Court was began ho wished on beludi of himself and the -Ashbiirton liar t.o say that ,theyhad no-sympathy whatever with the strictures which had in'Oii passed 111 certain quarters: upon some, rejii;-.rks w Inch Sir Dav had recently made .111 respect ot a no-license district. !.new till felt the'fullest-confidence, in his,-Worship',® integrity and impartiality, am! whatever opinion his .Worship ■ might ■ have expressed they felt that such--- opinion, was ins honest belief and had only been expressed irom a sense of public duty. -In reply Mr Dav thanked the Bar for the unexpected tribute. As he had already stated, he did not make the state-, ment lie did 111 Timaru as an expression of general opinion, hut-he was sun ply addressing a- woman then before him.He, had always > tried to do his duty without fear of consequences to himself.