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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 73

Sittings of the Supreme Court, 1938.

WE, four 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 1938 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, 1st February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 3rd May
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Tuesday, 19th July
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Tuesday, 18th October
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Whangarei.
Tuesday, 15th March, at 10.30 a.m..
Tuesday, 5th July
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Tuesday, 8th November
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HAMILTON JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

Hamilton.
Tuesday, 1st February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 3rd May
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Tuesday, 19th July
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Tuesday, 18th October
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TARANAKI JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

New Plymouth.
Monday, 21st February, at 10.30 a.m.
Monday, 23rd May
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Monday, 8th August
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Monday, 7th November
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GISBORNE JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

Gisborne.
Tuesday, 22nd February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 31st May
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Tuesday, 16th August
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Tuesday, 8th November
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WANGANUI JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

Wanganui.
Monday, 14th February, at 10.30 a.m.
Monday, 16th May
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Monday, 1st August
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Monday, 31st October
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WELLINGTON JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

Wellington.
Tuesday, 1st February, at 10.30 a.m.
Monday, 2nd May
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Monday, 18th July
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Monday, 17th October
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Palmerston North.
Tuesday, 1st February, at 10.30 a.m.
Monday, 2nd May
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Monday, 18th July
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Monday, 17th October
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Napier.
Monday, 14th February, at 10.30 a.m.
Monday, 23rd May
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Monday, 8th August
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Monday, 31st October
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NELSON JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

Nelson.
Tuesday, 15th March, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 19th July
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Tuesday, 22nd November
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Blenheim.
Tuesday, 8th March, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 12th July
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Tuesday, 15th November
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CANTERBURY JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

Christchurch.
Tuesday, 8th February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 10th May
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Tuesday, 26th July
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Tuesday, 18th October
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Timaru.
Tuesday, 1st February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 3rd May
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Tuesday, 19th July
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Tuesday, 11th October
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WESTLAND JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

Greymouth.
Wednesday, 2nd March, at 10.30 a.m.
Wednesday, 1st June
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Wednesday, 31st August
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Westport.
Wednesday, 2nd March, at 10.30 a.m.
Wednesday, 1st June
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Wednesday, 31st August
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OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

Dunedin.
Tuesday, 1st February, at 10.30 a.m.
Monday, 2nd May
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Monday, 18th July
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Monday, 17th October
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Invercargill.
Tuesday, 15th February, at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 17th May
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Tuesday, 9th August
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Tuesday, 1st November
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SITTINGS IN BANCO AND IN CHAMBERS FOR THE YEAR 1938.

Sittings of the Court in Banco will be held at the Courthouse, WELLINGTON, CHRISTCHURCH, and DUNEDIN every Wednesday, at 10.30 o’clock in the forenoon, and at AUCKLAND on alternate Mondays, 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 will be held at the Judge’s Chambers, in the Courthouse, CHRISTCHURCH and DUNEDIN, every Tuesday and Friday, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, and at AUCKLAND and 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 and Banco 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 twelfth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven.

M. MYERS, C.J.
H. H. OSTLER, J.
D. S. SMITH, J.
A. FAIR, J.

Approved in Council.

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

3rd November, 1937.