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JUDGE WILLIAM F. PORTER Mr William Field Porter, Judge of the Maori Land Court, died suddenly at his home in Whangarei in June at the age of 61. Mr Porter, who originally came from Auckland, entered the legal profession when he joined the practice of the late John Alexander. He later became a partner in the firm of Messrs Lusk, Willis, Sproule and Woodhouse in Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, and was legal officer on the staff of the State Advances Corporation. From there he joined the Maori Land Court and was appointed Judge in Whangarei in April 1958.

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Te Ao Hou, September 1961, Page 3

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JUDGE WILLIAM F. PORTER Te Ao Hou, September 1961, Page 3

JUDGE WILLIAM F. PORTER Te Ao Hou, September 1961, Page 3