Nov. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3325

Sittings of the Supreme Court, 1927.

WE, six of the Judges of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, in pursuance of the powers vested in us by the Judicature Act, 1908, hereby appoint that during the year 1927 sittings for the trial of criminal and civil cases and causes under the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act, 1908, shall be held for the respective judicial districts hereinafter mentioned at the Supreme Court House or the Courthouse, as the case may be, at the places hereinafter specified, commencing at the times hereinafter mentioned; and further appoint that sittings in Banco and Chambers shall be held as hereinafter provided; and do hereby make for each judicial district the further rules following:—

NORTHERN JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Auckland.
Tuesday, 1st February, at 10 a.m.
Tuesday, 3rd May ,,
Tuesday, 26th July ,,
Tuesday, 25th October ,,

HAMILTON JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Hamilton.
Tuesday, 22nd February, at 10 a.m.
Tuesday, 7th June ,,
Tuesday, 30th August ,,
Tuesday, 22nd November ,,

TARANAKI JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
New Plymouth.
Tuesday, 15th February, at 10 a.m.
Tuesday, 17th May ,,
Tuesday, 9th August ,,
Tuesday, 22nd November ,,

GISBORNE JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Gisborne.
Monday, 7th March, at 10.30 a.m.
Monday, 13th June ,,
Monday, 22nd August ,,
Monday, 14th November ,,

WANGANUI JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Wanganui.
Tuesday, 15th February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 17th May ,,
Tuesday, 16th August ,,
Tuesday, 15th November ,,

WELLINGTON JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Wellington.
Tuesday, 1st February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 17th May ,,
Tuesday, 26th July ,,
Tuesday, 25th October ,,

Palmerston North.
Tuesday, 8th February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 10th May ,,
Tuesday, 2nd August ,,
Tuesday, 8th November ,,

Napier.
Tuesday, 22nd February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 7th June ,,
Tuesday, 16th August ,,
Tuesday, 8th November ,,

Masterton.
Tuesday, 8th March, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 6th September ,,

NELSON JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Nelson.
Tuesday, 22nd February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 14th June ,,
Tuesday, 22nd November ,,

Blenheim.
Tuesday, 15th February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 7th June ,,
Tuesday, 15th November ,,

CANTERBURY JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Christchurch.
Tuesday, 8th February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 10th May ,,
Tuesday, 16th August ,,
Tuesday, 15th November ,,

Timaru.
Tuesday, 1st February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 3rd May ,,
Tuesday, 2nd August ,,
Tuesday, 1st November ,,

WESTLAND JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Hokitika.
Wednesday, 2nd March, at 10.30 a.m.
Wednesday, 15th June ,,
Wednesday, 14th September ,,

Greymouth.
Wednesday, 2nd March, at 10.30 a.m.
Wednesday, 15th June ,,
Wednesday, 14th September ,,

Westport.
Wednesday, 2nd March, at 10.30 a.m.
Wednesday, 15th June ,,
Wednesday, 14th September ,,

OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Dunedin.
Tuesday, 8th February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 3rd May ,,
Tuesday, 2nd August ,,
Tuesday, 1st November ,,

Invercargill.
Tuesday, 22nd February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 17th May ,,
Tuesday, 23rd August ,,
Tuesday, 15th November ,,

Oamaru.
Wednesday, 2nd February, at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, 7th September ,,

SITTINGS IN BANCO AND IN CHAMBERS FOR THE YEAR 1927.
Sittings of the Court in Banco will be held at the Courthouse, AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON, CHRISTCHURCH, and DUNEDIN every Wednesday, at half past 10 o’clock in the forenoon, except during vacation or 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, AUCKLAND, CHRISTCHURCH, and DUNEDIN, every Tuesday and Friday, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, and at WELLINGTON every Friday at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, except during vacation or the absence of the Judge, or unless the Judge 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.

In all other cities and towns in which sittings of the Court are held, such business in Banco and in Chambers as the Judge shall allow may be disposed of in the course of these sittings, at such days and hours as the Judge may appoint.

PROVISION AS TO HOLIDAYS.
If any of the days above appointed for sittings shall be a public holiday, the sitting shall commence on the first day after the day so appointed which is not a holiday. It shall be lawful for any one or more Judges of the Supreme Court to order that the Supreme Court and the offices thereof at any place shall be closed for any public or proclaimed holiday in the district.

Given under our hands at Wellington, this twenty-second day of October, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six.

C. P. SKERRETT, C.J.
W. A. SIM, J.
J. R. REED, J.
W. C. MACGREGOR, J.
H. H. OSTLER, J.
O. T. J. ALPERS, J.

Approved in Council.

C. A. JEFFERY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.