CORRESPONDENCE

Poverty Bay Independent, Volume I, Issue 55, 29 September 1885, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE

“NE SUTOR ULTRA CREPIDAM.” To the Editor of the P. B. Independent. Sir, —“ Let not the shoemaker go beyond his last.” So said Apellis, the painter, to a certain cobbler, who, not satisfied with criticising a slipper pourtrayed by the artist in one of his paintings, ventured remarks upon other portions of the marstro’s work. In like manner might the Chief Justice of the colony rebuke Resident Magistrates whose knowledge of law, according to popular belief, appears to be so limited that bets are frequently being made outside the Court door aS to the result of various cases.. For instance, the following conversation was overheard and noted down yesterday morning. First Idler :—“ Who appears for Y this morning; his case I believe is a good one.” Second do : “Well A I think appears for Y and B conducts the case for Z.” First Idler : “Then its all up with Y, and I’ll bet drinks Z gets the best of it.” Third Idler (chiming in): “ Pretty hard fight for the old man, I guess, Y’s whiskey is good, but I’m blessed if he do’nt swallow B’s law wholesale.” This is simply an illustration of the high opinion held by the public at large, of that “ fair and impartial justice,” which is the boast of every British subject, as being the key stone of our vaunted freedom. These things should not be. A great authority on banking (Gilbart) • states, unhesitatingly “ a bank manager must have no friends.” If so, how much more does it apply to those, who by virtue of their position should be like Caesar’s wife, —above suspicion.—l am, &c., Cosmopolitan.