NEW ZEALAND STATUTES

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 90, 4 July 1930, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND STATUTES

PUBLICATION DECIDED ON j WELLINGTON, July J- j Towards the end of last year the Gov.enim,ont, was approached by Mr Herbert Page, Australian manager of Butterwortli and Go. (Ansi. bid), a wellknown firm of law publishers, in connection with a proposal for the publication of the re-printed edition of the Now Zealand Statutes, •■otter consult - .!- j tion with the Chief Justice, law of fivers j of the crown and the New Zealand ! Law Society, all of whom commended the scheme,* the matter was referred to j the Government Publications Committee. On receipt of a favourable recommendation from this committee, the Government requested the I reasury to negotiate with Mr Page as to the linancial and other terms subject to which the proposal should he given elect to. These terms have been, approved belli by the Treasury and the Government Printer and the Government has now completed arrangements with Mr Page Tor the

pubiieat ion of tlie rt’ print which it is expected will be .011 sale in about two years’ tilin'. i II COlllHM't ion Wit ll I 111' n'-[o’i 111 , it. isi 1 1 roposeiI to sol up a Now Zealand editorial board, lo whom the work will bej submitted, and whose cert ificale to t hej e | leet that the work has been satislacloriiy itsrried out will be required bej'ufc publication is proceeded with- j It is the (inveniniciit's intention tot appoint its members of the board thin lion. Hir Thomas Sidev fAttorney Ocu-( ei'ii I), the I lon. Mir .Mu had Myers.| 1 K.C.M.C. (Chief .1 ust ice), Air Art hurl ! ]'';;ir, K.C. (Solicitor General) and AI rj \ J. Christie, L.L.M. (l.'arliamentary Law ! Draftsman). It is further intended that] ! .Mr Christie shall proceed to Condon ' immediately upon the Hose of the present session of I’arlinrnent to coiner with Dutterworths editorial stall.