CHILDREN'S COURTS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 1701, 17 April 1926, Page 15

CHILDREN'S COURTS.

(Per Press Association.' ■■■■"- ' -This morning the "first sitting was held of tho Child'renls Court; constituted uru der the Cliild'Welfare,Act 0f4?25. Phis aboßshes Hie Juvenile Court and -heavily restricts tlio publication of 'details, hnd provides for the' Court vende, away from general, cpurthouses. ) MAGISTRATES. APPOINTED. j A, Gazette t notice" "contains .the, list Of. magistrates who are to exercisejurisdic' tion in the new Children's Coiirts created under Uie' Child'. Welfare ;Act, /vliich cariift into'pperation'pit April 1. iTfeeaM Of the four centres where,more fh in brie, magistrate is statipned, ,the senior magistrate 1 lias been selected, ias under:— Auckland,'Mr. E. C. Cutten.';-.Wellington, Mr'.' W. G. Riddell; Christchureh, ; '.Mr; H. Y,,Wi^ owson ! Duriedih, Mr.'Gj Gruicksliank. A'ribthei' Gazette notice establishes the C'hildreri's Courts., The recently reported postponemerit of child cases in the nprthi peridmg ,t\ib establishing of'.these Courts; seems' to liave been,'Unnecessary, as. prior to .their 'e.s.tabiishrri,eht, , the 'ordinary Courts had frilll'CgaV,power to carry oh: A tliird notice in the Gazette appoints" the members . of, the , present" Hpedal Schools staff, as child welfare officers under the new Act'.