CORRESPONDENCE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1082, 30 July 1880, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

[vVeilonot hold ourselves responsible for opiuions expressed by" correspondents.] NATIVE LAND COURT INTER-,. .. PRETER. .. . , [To tlie Editor of tlie Herald.] Sir, — Would you permit me to point out an anomaly His Honor Judge Halse has permitted to exist in the Native Land . O.ourt here. I mean the continued employment in the Court of a gentleman, in the capacity of Native Interpreter, \* ho,, for years, past, has been more or less indentified witn local Maori ? matters- and land disputes in this district. I would not for one moment "oast" the slightest doubt upon, the integrity and honor of the gentleman referred to". ~T" "mean- the interpreter. As to^his 1 ability for the office, I leave that to the many persons"' in "~ the" ~ Bar"-- wh»~-"«»re better qiialifiSd to judge thanj .am.. But I would point out that Mr. Fehtorf," the chief judge, should make such provision in .future. as not to allow interpreters in their own localities, 'tiTirtteTpret in the Native Land Court in such/localities. My reason is this :— not that the interpreter* would noj; fully and . faithfully perform their duties, butriseiwould be given to impression- and remarks impugning tlie interpreter's impartiality which would result in dissatisfaction to all parties. Humanwm est errare. \ I I am &c, Common Sense. ■•-