WELLINGTON NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 1349, 11 June 1907, Page 5

WELLINGTON NEWS.

(Telegraphed 1 by Our Special Reporter.) WELLINGTON, June 10.

Mr. B. Santlilands, who practised as a solicitor- in Wellington for several years, ' died at his residence ab Johnsoiwille on Saturday night, <at the age of 73 years. Decoased arrived, fiays the Post, in Wellington in 1879, from Melbourne, and commenced the practice of his profession here. Afterwards he started business in Carterton, but he left that town to return to Melbourne. About five years ago he again camo across to Now Zealand, and has been living a retired life at Johnson ville since that time. The late Mr. Sandilands leaves a family ©f eight sons and four daughters.

„ At the swearing-in to-day Of the Hfcfc-' Dr. Findlay and Messrs. H\ D. Bell.a.nd Martin Chapman as King's* Couiisel, MV. Justice Cooper, said that hitherto had been ho King's doupsfei iii 1 New' Zealand, and consequently 'ndaiiner 'Bar, ;' technically speaking, ii^.this court. *U.p. to the present the Bar in New Zealand^ liad be'en distinguished ;f; f or V^refctS hum-? ber of years for the <rearh~ing,' ; ability^ and the., high sens^ of honour < which ' was one of the.ttraditionsof'^heßnglisb.' 3ar. This occasion /w^a*? $Q. bjj fairi^l termed historic \ the "conferring of the rank of King's Co««sei^on the leaders /of the Bar in this^ country WAS^a recognition of the ability-, learning;? and de--greo of business- to Vphicli J;Be^,#,ttained. i It would be of 'fereai utifity tb'tne junior -Bar. The disadvantages of the K.C. Tiono\rr;:if -fisa ; xmgit£&term them, were r'that the holders could not plead in the flower court, except under^crosidetrabjfe 'fee, and iaiHe ti tip^)eT^ J (jT^r^s'^e^lnußt have a junior with them. The prospect of this rank wduFd s^nTcflaee^fih^TUftrßF members to look forward ,to what was, after all, the blue riband of the profession. The judiciary, he concluded, weredependent to a -very great extent upon the learning, ability, and sense of honour of members of the Bar in these courts. All were associated with the one desire, to administer justice truly and impartially in tjhe King's Courts. ' !