THE KING'S COUNSEL.
Per Press Association
WELLINGTON, June 10
Tlio Hon. Dr. Findlay, Mr. Chapman, and Mr H.D.Bell,who have been appointed King's Counsel, took the formal oath at the Supreme Court to-day. Justice Cooper, in a few remarks, said that the Bar in New Zealand had been distinguished for a great number of years for learning ability and a high * sense of honour, which was one of the traditions of the English Bar. The occasion was ono to bo fairly termed " historic." The gentlemen who had just taken the oath were three of the most distinguished leaders of the profession, and he regretted that Mr. C. P. Skerrett, who was also held in the highest respect, was not present to take his oath. He believed that throughout the colony the appointments would be received with satisfaction by members of the Bar, by solicitors, and by Lhe general public. This occasion, which brought the New Zealand Bar on a level with" the English Bar, marked the attainment of a status for which this country had been waiting for many years.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12106, 11 June 1907, Page 5
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