It is the misfortune of a judge that, in almost every official act, he must disappoint some one. In course of time, the disappointed cones naturally become numerous; but T am happy to be able to state, og the result of my experience, that the percentage of those who harbour a permanent grievance on that account is not large. It would be smaller still if those concerned could know the burdens and difficulties of the judicial office, especially in a jurisdiction like this. for. in addition to the strain of long hours of session and the of sifting conflicting there is the responsibility at the real truth and ascertaining the actual merits of the controversy, and the further one of determining the law applica able. Here. popular &entiment sometimes errs in holding the courts responsible for imperfect laws which they are bound to apply. It is easy to form a superficial opinion from vague reports, but a reliable judgement based upon competent evidence is a-different matter and when public opinion shall have progressed to the stage where 't withholds judgement until the record has been seen, it will be mise considerate of the courts.
Looking hack over a period of 29 years, T find little to complain of. personally, either from -the general public or from the reputable pré=
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