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Return of the Work of the Judge of the Supreme Court at Dunedin, Oamaru, and Invercargill for the Years 1893 and 1894, and for Nine Months ending September, 1895.

Auckland Judicial District.

Return of the Work of the Judge of the Supreme Court at Christchurch, Timaru, and Hokitika for the Years 1893, 1894, and Nine Months ended 30th September, 1895.

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Auckland. Gisborne. New Plymouth. Sitting-daya. Sitting-days. Sitting-days. Court of Appeal: Sitting-days. Total Sitting-days. Criminal. Civil. Banco. Chambers. Bankruptcy. Divorce. Criminal. Civil, &c. Criminal. | Civil, &c. 1893 1894 1895 (nine months) 35 57 41 30 34* 17 26 15 11 I 66 72 50 35 31 20 11 6 3 9 4 7 ' 19 25 16 7 6 6 6 12 5 19 49 16 263 317 195 * 1894, Election petition, 6. His Honour Mr. Justice Conolly occupies about sixteen days in travelling.

Christchurch and Timaru. Hokitika. Sitting-days. Sitting-days. : Li Total Criminal. Civil. [ Banco. Chambers. Bankruptcy. Compensation Divorce and Matrimonial. Criminal and Civil included. 1893 ... 1894 ... 1895 (nine months) 17 16 16 35 32 35 30 32 14 94 91 70 42 37 23 Included in Civil rr 8 2 2 209 210 160 Note. —The above return does not include time taken by His Honour the Judge in going to and, on some occasions, coming from Timaru, say, five days in the year; or going to and from and al Hokitika, say, two or three weeks in the year.

Dunedin and Oamaru. Invercargill. Sitting-days. Sitting-days. Total Criminal. Civil. Banco. Chambers. Bankruptcy. ! Compensation Divorce and Matrimonial. Criminal. Civil and Chambers. 1893 ... 1894 1895 (nine months) 21 20 12 56 29 26 18 40 24 82 72 57 16 14 8 2 6 7 4 5 8 12 15 6 10 9 216 201 162 In addition, the Judge is engaged each year at the Court of Ap about eighteen days in each year. ppeal in Wellington for about eight weeks. The time 01 cupied in travelling to and from Wellington, Oamaru, and Invercargill is