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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 948, 12 November 1879, Page 2

Tub following has passed m the Assembly as touching the holding of Supreme Court sittings m Gisborne, whicli we take from Hansard :— Mr McDonald asked the Government if they intend to cause a Bitting of the Supreme Court to he holden at Gisborne, m the District of Poverty Bay. every six months 1 Mr Rolleston replied that, as far as the Government were at present informed, th«re whs no reason for hoMing a session of the Supreme Court at Gisborne. The District Court sat there periodically, ami of course it would entail very considerable expense on the country if sittings of the Supreme Court were held there Mr McDonald saM the District Court had never sat there Mr Rollest«>n would he very glad to confer with the honorable gentleman on the subject, but his impression was, it Hidsit there. Mr McDonald said it had never sat there yet.." Tt will be seen by tin? above that Mr McDonald has fallen into an error. A District Court has sat m Gisborne, only once it is tru«, but a Court bus Bat and wil sit a am next month. Still we had it from Mr Sheehan's own lips that Supreme Court sittings would for the f!f*hre be held twice m each year m Gisborne. It will certainly cost far less money for a Judge to come to plaintiffs, defendants, witnesses, and those charged with criminal offences, than that so m:my at bo large a cost should go to the Judge.