SHOULD PRESS REMAIN?
magistrate doubtful. DOMESTIC LITIGATION. Expressing doubt himself as to how the Act should be interpreted, Mr S. ' L. Patterson, S.M., In the'Hamilton 'Magistrate’s Court this afternoon ac- ; ‘ceded to the request of both counsel • that the . Press should be excluded from the hearing of a private prose- ' cution. The case was that in which Horace * William Burrell claimed that his wife Violet Ruth Burrell had wrongfully taken possession of a gramophone and ;60 records. Plaintiff requested an order demanding defendant to deliver the machine and pay the costs of the case. Mr P. Darkness, for plaintiff, asked His Worship if the case could be taken in camera. His Worship consulted the Statutes which laid down that a Magistrate may exclude the Press if a client so desires. He was unaware whether the word “mas” should be used in a mandatory sense, and it appeared that - he had no discretionary powers. Mr 11. J. McMullin told His Worship that defendant also would rather •> the case were not reported. - His Worship then asked the Press * to retire. -
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19280829.2.70
Bibliographic details
Waikato Times, Volume 104, Issue 17493, 29 August 1928, Page 8
Word Count
178SHOULD PRESS REMAIN? Waikato Times, Volume 104, Issue 17493, 29 August 1928, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Waikato Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in