TERRITIRIAL EXEMPT FROM JURIES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10768, 17 May 1911, Page 4

TERRITIRIAL EXEMPT FROM JURIES.

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;,. ...Ciirist.church,,May 15V ; A new 'grouiid-''''for.,.exemptioii..'from. service 'on "juries was "raised by George B. Evans, who was •summoned as a juror, at the Supreme Court this morning. The ground was "that he was a member of the Territorial Force.

His Honor: I know, of a great number of V J persons being excused jfrom service, li'sijurors, members !of IJfirejTjrigades, for': instance.: You : say that'being-a. Tcrri- 5 torial excuses you. .

Mr Evans: According to' the Act, sir. • - ' •Mr T. W. Stringer, K.C.,'Crown Pro-: secutbr, upon;]bokin*gSup the'[Defence .Act, atjthexequest of hisrHoiibr, said that thid'er section ■ 101 ci.:the /Act all; tn era her s ; ' 6 f .the .-Defence '"Force, 'except : meinber.s'of deferice ri&e. ; clubs:-werc absolved, from serving on juries. ,#lr.; Stringer; said that wh£n the de--, : fence came intjb frill' play there, wduld: be no ;j'urym.en at' ; 'ai{'; ■•*'•': ; \ fiis i'Hohor 'said the provision had' : isimply :j'been_ ! : put in. as : . an i indulgence,. jbiittiVjiad ;the effect:-of robbing .them 6i tiie.best men oililie_'jury.;iTh!&;names of '.Territorials were pn'thW -jury- list, "and so would' lead ; to .'tfbirble and confusion, and the result would be that they would, not'have enough men to ; serve on juries. , . r ' ' Mr Evans was absolved from service.