DISTRICT COURT JUDGES (RETURN RELATIVE TO).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1898 Session I, H-11

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1898. NEW ZEALAND.

DISTRICT COURT JUDGES (RETURN RELATIVE TO).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 15th September, 1898. Ordered "That there be laid before this House a return showing,- (1) The names of all District Court Judges, past and present, appointed under 'The District Courts Act, 1858'; (2) the salary paid to each Judge, and the time each Judge has held office; and (3) the offices (if any) held by each Judge in conjunction with the office of District Court Judge."—(Mr. Caeson.)

Return showing,—(1) The Names of all District Court Judges, Past and Present, appointed under "The District Courts Act, 1858"; (2) the Salary paid to each Judge, and the Time each Judge has held Office; and (3) the Offices (if any) held by each Judge in conjunction with the Office of District Court Judge.

Name of Judge. Salary. Time Offioe held. iei LOGS Beckham, T.... 1859 1875 £ 750 800 180 16 years 2 months Resident Magistrate. Harris, J. Hyde Halse, William Hart, Robert... Travers, W. T. L. Gray, Wilson Ward, C. D. R. Clarke, Edward Rochfort, S. ... 1870 1871 300 800 900 900 650 500 425 3 years 5 years 2 months 4 years 8 months 1 year 5 months 10 years 10 months 32 years 8 months 3 years 5 months 2 years 6 months Resident Magistrate. Held other offices; no salary allocated to office of District Judge. Held other offices; no salary allocated to office of District Judge. Nil. Nil. Nil. Nil. Resident Magistrate, Registration and Returning Officer, and Examiner of Titles. Registrar Supreme Court, Examiner of Titles, Registration and Returning Officer, and Paymaster. Examiner of Titles. Kenny, H. E. 11 years 7 months Harvey, G. W. Weston, T. S. 1872 1875 1873 1875 750 800 700 750 700 8 years 10 months 6 years 10 months Nil. Bathgate, J. ... Broad, L. 1875 1876 1877 1879 1891 525 550 600 675 600 650 500 650 550 650 700 200 235 275 375 475 500 6 years 6 months 17 years Resident Magistrate,. Auditor Trust Accounts. Resident Magistrate, Registrar Supreme Court, Examiner of Titles, District Land Registrar, and Registrar of Deeds. Mansford, T. A. Shaw, E. Hardcastle, E. 1879 1881 1879 1881 2 years 2 months 2 years 6 months Resident Magistrate. Resident Magistrate. 5 years 7 months Resident Magistrate. Macdonald, J. E. Rawson, C. E. 1881 1882 1885 3 years 4 months 13 years 9 months Resident Magistrate. Resident Magistrate and Warden. 1887 1890

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Return of District Court Judges, &c.— continued.

F. Waldegbave, Under-Secretary. Department of Justice, Wellington, 29th September, 1898. Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (1,325 copies), £1 6s.

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Name of Judge. Salary. Time Office held. Other Offioes held. imith, H. G. Seth )avy, G. B. ... iobinson, H. W. £ 600 50 550 7 years 3 years 9 months 9 years 9 months Resident Magistrate. Eegistrar-General of Land (salary, £700). Stipendiary Magistrate, Registrar Supreme Court, Examiner of Titles, District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, and Coroner. Stipendiary- Magistrate, Registrar Supreme Court, and Coroner. [ettle, C. C.... 1890 1892 475 500 8 years 6 months