THE JUDGES AND COURT FEES.
TO THE EDITOK, Sir,—Tha Atkinson Government has suffered for its sins, and concerning it or its evil doings there is no more to be said. But there are two gentlemen, partakers in its evil doings as regards barring justice to the poor,1 who deserve some censure. By law the duty i 3 imposed upon two judges of approving or disapproving any alteration in the scale of court fees. In the case of the recent new scale of fees in the Supreme Court, that duty fell upon Justices'Johnston'and Richmond. These two gentlemen, without remonstrance, approved the new scale. Did it never . occur, to them that- theirs ♦ was a .higher duty than registering the mandate of the individual wj)om chance had for the time being placed at the head of the Department? Are they of ppjnion that laws were not made for every flegree, but that the temple pf wfiiph they are the high priesta should ha parcelled put l%e a theatre, with the Supreme Gourt to represent the boxes for the wealthy ? Have they forgotten th 9 Great Charter ? Neither their high position nor their high character should shelter them from the blame they justly merit. The higher their position and character, the more they merit censure when they err.—l am, &c, John Mouat.
July 24,
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 7002, 25 July 1884, Page 3
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