Supreme Court Appointments and Sittings




  1. NAPIER.
    PAUL ADOLPHUS FREDERICK BIRCH to be Registrar.
    GEORGE WALTER CULLEN to be Deputy-Registrar.
    ARTHUR STUBBS to be Clerk.

NELSON.
ANDREW TURNBULL to be Registrar.
HARRY CLINTON SALKELD BADDELEY to be Deputy-Registrar.
LEONARD SPENCER to be Clerk.
MICHAEL JAMES HUNT to be Crier.

BLENHEIM.
JAMES JOHN TURNBULL to be Registrar.

CHRISTCHURCH.
ANDREW ROBY BLOXAM to be Registrar.
WILLIAM HENRY EYES, Jun., to be Deputy-Registrar.
GEORGE ALFRED KING to be Clerk.
JOHN BROUGH STANSELL to be Crier.

HOKITIKA.
ALFRED HASSAL KING to be Registrar.
MARCUS FURLONG SOUTH to be Deputy-Registrar.
GEORGE CLARKSON to be Crier.

DUNEDIN.
COLIN MCKENZIE GORDON to be Registrar.
ARTHUR DAVID HARVEY to be Deputy-Registrar.
JOHN BRUCE CHRISTIE to be Clerk.
HENRY WADIE to be Crier.

INVERCARGILL.
ARTHUR CHILLAS HENDERSON to be Registrar.
EDWARD WILLIAM BROWNE to be Crier.

EDWD. T. CONOLLY.

Sittings of the Supreme Court in the Northern
Judicial District.

WE, three of the Judges of the Supreme Court of
New Zealand, in pursuance the powers
vested in us by "The Supreme Court Act, 1882,"
hereby make the following rules respecting the places
and times for holding sittings of the Supreme Court
and sittings in Chambers in the Northern Judicial
District of New Zealand for the year 1883:-

Sittings for the trial of criminal cases will be held
at the Courthouse, Auckland, to commence on the
following days, at 11 a.m.:----
Wednesday, January 17th.
Monday, April 2nd.
Monday, July 2nd
Monday, October 1st.

Sittings for the trial of civil actions will be held at
the Courthouse, Auckland, to commence on the fol-
lowing days, at 10 a.m. :--
Monday, January 22nd.
Monday, April 9th.
Thursday, June 21st.
Wednesday, July 18th.
Wednesday, August 15th.
Monday, September 17th.
Monday, October 15th.

The trial of causes under "The Divorce and Matri-
monial Causes Act, 1867," may take place at any of
the above-mentioned sittings for the trial of civil
actions.

Sittings of the Court in Banco and Bankruptcy
will be held at the Courthouse, Auckland, every
Wednesday, except during vacation, the absence of
the Judge, or when he is engaged on other business.

Sittings in Chambers will be held at the Judge's
Chambers, in the Courthouse, Auckland, every
Tuesday and Friday, except during vacation, the
absence of the Judge, or when he is engaged on other
business. Sittings in Chambers at other times and
in vacation, in respect of urgent business, may be held
at such times and places as may suit the convenience
of the Judge.

Sittings for the trial of criminal and civil cases
and of causes under the Divorce and Matrimonial
Causes Act will be held at the Courthouse, New

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Plymouth, to commence on the following days, at
10.30 a.m.:-
Thursday, May 3rd.
Thursday, November 1st.

Business in Banco, Bankruptcy, and Chambers
may be disposed of in the course of these sittings, at
such days and hours as the Judge may appoint.

If any of the days above appointed for sittings
should be a public holiday, the sittings will commence
on the day after the day so appointed.

Given under our hands, this second day of
January, 1883.

JAMES PRENDERGAST.
ALEXANDER J. JOHNSTON.
C. W. RICHMOND.

Sittings of the Supreme Court in the Wellington
Judicial District.

WE, three of the Judges of the Supreme Court
of New Zealand, in pursuance of the powers
vested in us by "The Supreme Court Act, 1882,"
hereby make the following rules respecting the places
and times for holding sittings of the Supreme Court
and sittings in Chambers in the Judicial District of
Wellington for the year 1883:-

Sittings for the trial of criminal cases will be held
at the Courthouse, Wellington, to commence on the
following days, at 10 a.m. :--
Wednesday, January 17th.
Monday, April 2nd.
Monday, July 2nd.
Monday, October 1st.

Sittings for the trial of civil actions will be held at
the Courthouse, Wellington, to commence on the fol-
lowing days, at 10 a.m. :--
Tuesday, January 23rd.
Monday, April 9th.
Monday, June 18th.
Monday, July 16th.
Monday, August 13th.
Monday, September 17th.
Monday, October 15th.

The trial of causes under "The Divorce and Matri-
monial Causes Act, 1867," may take place at any of
the above-mentioned sittings for the trial of civil
actions.

Sittings of the Court in Bankruptcy will be held
at the Courthouse, Wellington, every Monday, at
half-past 10 o'clock in the forenoon; and sittings in
Banco every Wednesday, at the same hour, except
during vacation, or during the absence of the Judge,
or unless the Judge is engaged on other business.

Sittings in Chambers will be held at the Judge's
Chambers, in the Courthouse, Wellington, every
Tuesday and Friday, except during vacation, or during
the absence of the Judge, or unless the Judge is
engaged on other business, at half-past 10 in the
forenoon.

Sittings in Chambers at other times and in vacation,
in respect of urgent business, may be held at such
times and places as may suit the convenience of the
Judge.

Sittings for the trial of criminal and civil cases
and of causes under the Divorce and Matrimonial
Causes Act will be held at the Courthouse, Wanga-
nui, to commence on the following days, at 11 a.m.:-
Tuesday, April 24th.
Tuesday, October 23rd.

Business in Chambers may be disposed of in the
course of these sittings, at such days and hours as
the Judge may appoint.



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⚖️ Supreme Court Office Appointments in various cities (Continuation) (continued from previous page)

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
1 January 1883
Registrar, Deputy-Registrar, Clerk, Crier, Napier, Nelson, Blenheim, Christchurch, Hokitika, Dunedin, Invercargill
21 names identified
  • Paul Adolphus Frederick Birch, Appointed Registrar for Napier
  • George Walter Cullen, Appointed Deputy-Registrar for Napier
  • Arthur Stubbs, Appointed Clerk for Napier
  • Andrew Turnbull, Appointed Registrar for Nelson
  • Harry Clinton Salkeld Baddeley, Appointed Deputy-Registrar for Nelson
  • Leonard Spencer, Appointed Clerk for Nelson
  • Michael James Hunt, Appointed Crier for Nelson
  • James John Turnbull, Appointed Registrar for Blenheim
  • Andrew Roby Bloxam, Appointed Registrar for Christchurch
  • William Henry, Jun. Eyes, Appointed Deputy-Registrar for Christchurch
  • George Alfred King, Appointed Clerk for Christchurch
  • John Brough Stansell, Appointed Crier for Christchurch
  • Alfred Hassal King, Appointed Registrar for Hokitika
  • Marcus Furlong South, Appointed Deputy-Registrar for Hokitika
  • George Clarkson, Appointed Crier for Hokitika
  • Colin McKenzie Gordon, Appointed Registrar for Dunedin
  • Arthur David Harvey, Appointed Deputy-Registrar for Dunedin
  • John Bruce Christie, Appointed Clerk for Dunedin
  • Henry Wadie, Appointed Crier for Dunedin
  • Arthur Chillas Henderson, Appointed Registrar for Invercargill
  • Edward William Browne, Appointed Crier for Invercargill

  • EDWD. T. CONOLLY.

⚖️ Rules for Supreme Court Sittings in Northern Judicial District for 1883

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
2 January 1883
Supreme Court rules, Sittings schedule, Criminal cases, Civil actions, Divorce, Bankruptcy, Auckland, New Plymouth
  • James Prendergast
  • Alexander J. Johnston
  • C. W. Richmond

⚖️ Rules for Supreme Court Sittings in Wellington Judicial District for 1883

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
2 January 1883
Supreme Court rules, Sittings schedule, Criminal cases, Civil actions, Divorce, Bankruptcy, Wellington, Wanganui