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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts]

The Stipendiary Magistrate's and Warden's Court

The Stipendiary Magistrate's and Warden's Court at Hokitika is situated in the Government buildings, near the Post Office, between Sewell Street and Fitzherbert Street. The building is close to the Supreme Court, and was erected in 1870. It contains a court-room, magistrate's and clerk's rooms, public offices, and a strong-room. The magisterial district is bounded on the north by the Teremakau river, and on the south by the Awara. A Magistrate's Court is held at Hokitika twice a week, and a Warden's Court fortnightly. Regular sittings are also held at Stafford, Goldsborough, Kumara, and Ross, and quarterly sittings at Okarito. The business, as in all mining districts, is chiefly in the Warden's Court, and applications for mining leases come from all parts of the district. Officials for the year 1905: Messrs R. J. Acheson, Warden and Stipendiary Magistrate; J. C. Malfroy, Clerk of the Court; T. W. Cameron, cadet; J. McDonald, messenger and crier of the Supreme Court; and Constable A. Bennett, baliff.