A case which has several times been before the Court, and on the last occasion was dismissed owing to the failure of the prosecutor to attend, was reopened, Mr. G. F. Curtis appearing for the complainant, and Mr. MeLeod for two of the three men accused Mr. Curtis made the request that a jshortharid writer then in Court should be [sworn in to take notes of the evidence, but the Assessor replied that while there only official record of the proceedings of ithe Court were the notes taken by the Masistrate's write Mr. McLeod objected to the case being reopened. No new evidence had been adduced.
Mr. Curtis replied that the evidence for the prosecution should be first, heard, The
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