WE, five 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 1931 sittings for the trial of criminal and civil cases and causes under the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act, 1928, 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, 3rd February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 5th May ,, Tuesday, 28th July ,, Tuesday, 27th October ,,

HAMILTON JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

Hamilton. Monday, 23rd February, at 10.30 a.m. Monday, 1st June ,, Monday, 24th August ,, Monday, 16th November ,,

TARANAKI JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

New Plymouth. Monday, 16th February, at 10.30 a.m. Monday, 25th May ,, Monday, 17th August ,, Monday, 16th November ,,

GISBORNE JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

Gisborne. Tuesday, 24th February, at 10.30 a.m. Tuesday, 2nd June ,, Tuesday, 18th August ,, Tuesday, 10th November ,,

WANGANUI JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

Wanganui. Monday, 23rd February, at 10.30 a.m. Monday, 18th May ,, Monday, 10th August ,, Monday, 9th November ,,

WELLINGTON JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

Wellington. Monday, 2nd February, at 10.30 a.m. Monday, 4th May ,, Monday, 27th July ,, Tuesday, 27th October ,,

Palmerston North. Tuesday, 3rd February, at 10.30 a.m. Tuesday, 5th May ,, Tuesday, 28th July ,, Tuesday, 27th October ,,

Napier. Monday, 16th February, at 10.30 a.m. Monday, 25th May ,, Monday, 10th August ,, Monday, 2nd November ,,

Masterton. Tuesday, 3rd March, at 10.30 a.m. Tuesday, 1st September ,,

NELSON JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

Nelson. Tuesday, 28th April, at 10.30 a.m. Tuesday, 28th July ,, Tuesday, 1st December ,,

Blenheim. Tuesday, 21st April, at 10.30 a.m. Tuesday, 21st July ,, Tuesday, 24th November ,,

CANTERBURY JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

Christchurch. Tuesday, 10th February, at 10.30 a.m. Tuesday, 5th May ,, Tuesday, 18th August ,, Tuesday, 27th October ,,

Timaru. Tuesday, 3rd February, at 10.30 a.m. Tuesday, 28th April ,, Tuesday, 28th July ,, Tuesday, 20th October ,,

WESTLAND JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

Hokitika. Wednesday, 25th February, at 10.30 a.m. Wednesday, 10th June ,, Wednesday, 9th September ,,

Greymouth. Wednesday, 25th February, at 10.30 a.m. Wednesday, 10th June ,, Wednesday, 9th September ,,

Westport. Wednesday, 25th February, at 10.30 a.m. Wednesday, 10th June ,, Wednesday, 9th September ,,

OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

Dunedin. Monday, 2nd February, at 10.30 a.m. Monday, 27th April ,, Monday, 27th July ,, Tuesday, 27th October ,,

Invercargill. Monday, 16th February, at 10.30 a.m. Monday, 11th May ,, Monday, 17th August ,, Monday, 9th November ,,

Oamaru. Tuesday, 3rd March, at 10.30 a.m. Tuesday, 1st September ,,

SITTINGS IN BANCO AND IN CHAMBERS FOR THE YEAR 1931.

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-third day of October, one thousand nine hundred and thirty.

M. MYERS, C.J. J. R. REED, J. H. H. OSTLER, J. A. W. BLAIR, J. D. S. SMITH, J.

Approved in Council.

A. W. MULLIGAN, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.