THE GREAT UNPAID

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 245, 14 September 1929, Page 8

THE GREAT UNPAID

HOW THEY ARE CHOSEN. MORE APPOINTMENTS SOON. (By Telegraph.— Special to Standard.) WELLINGTON, Sept. 13. In the House 1 of Representatives today Mr T. M. Wilford, the Minister for Justice, told how Justices of the Peace are appointed. Mr Wilford said that it was not legal to appoint new justices while Parliament was sitting, and consequently there would be no new list out until after the session. The system he worked on was to appoint three justices in each electorate, making a total of 240. Justices were only appointed on the recommendation of a member of Parliament, and if loca bodies sent in nominations he referred them to the member for the district. There were 5000 Justices of the Peace in New Zealand at the present time and another list was being prepared n °in stressing the fact that it was no easy matter to prepare a list, Mr VV Ilford said that it took four months to get the last list out frdm the time the nominations were received. It ivas an extraordinary thing that the list vas held up for five weeks because a number of nominees neglected to reply to the Justice Department’s inquiry as to whether they would accept the position or not. As soon as the session was over, another list would be prepared. The names chosen were sent to tne member for the district before the appointments were made.