Cook Islands’ Judge
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Retiring
THE announcement of the retire ment at the end of July of Mr.
Justice McCarthy, of the Cook Islands Supreme Court, has been received with regret by all the islanders.
Mr. McCarthy is the only qualified barrister of the NZ Supreme Court in the Islands, and his courtesy and scrupulous fairness have made him popular. His duties have necessitated his travelling many hundreds of miles among the islands, and he has never hesitated to put duty before personal convenience.
His retirement from the Bench is, according to Public Service Regula tions, necessitated by age, and it is understood that he intends spending his retirement at his home on Mauke Island.
Mr. Justice Morgan, who holds the Land Courts, is also due for re tirement, but so far no new appoint ments have been announced.—E.G.