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An Epitome of Official Documents Relative to Native Affairs and Land Purchases in the North Island of New Zealand

Resident Magistrate

Resident Magistrate.

  • 12. As to the jurisdiction of the Resident Magistrate in settling civil questions between English and Maori, sufficient provision is made by the existing law. Their decisions in such cases should be subject to an appeal (under proper restrictions) to the Civil Commissioner. The Resident Magistrate would also exercise the ordinary summary jurisdiction in criminal cases, and also the ministerial jurisdiction with a view to trial before the Civil Commissioner or the Supreme Court.