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	Spiller, P., Finn, J., and Boast, R., A New Zealand Legal History, (Wellington: Brooker's Ltd., 1995)

	The New Zealand Gazette, no. 58, 2 November 1876 [1876, p. 733] (Wellington: George Didsbury, 1876)

	Deputy Superintendant, Hokitika Date: 24 October 1876 Subject: That Mr J Slatery be gazetted Receiver of Gold Revenue and Clerk, Resident Magistrates' Court at Okarito, and for the same Offices, Mr Blane, at Ross, J Simpson, at Goldsborough, and P A F Birch, at Kumara [Archives Reference: ACGS 16211 J1/202/ak 1876/3082]

	From: Michael Keogh, Waimea Date: 25 April 1867 Subject: Acknowledging appointment as Resident Magistrate (R24262508) 1867 - 1867 [Archives Reference: ACGS, 16211,  J1 64 / l , 1867/975]

	From: Stipendiary Magistrate, Greymouth Date: 31 March 1920 Subject: As to closing of Warden's Court at Stafford and removal of records to Hokitika (R24682782) 1920 - 1920 [Archives Reference: ACGS, 16211,  J1 974,  1920/370]
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	Courts (Warden’s, Magistrate's and Supreme) were established in the Westland area in response to the influx of population as a result of the gold rush which began in 1864.

	The Warden's and Magistrates Courts of the Waimea District, which sat in Waimea, Stafford Town and Goldsborough mining settlements were operating from the mid-1860s, under Resident Magistrate Michael Keogh. All of these courts had closed by 1920, a reflection of the dwindling population of the area once the gold boom had ceased.  

	Warden's Courts were responsible for the local management of gold mining and the resolution of disputes, and also for the allocation of residential and business sites, water rights, the administration of agricultural and pastoral leases, and in some instances, the hearing of civil and criminal suits within their districts.

	Magistrates’ Courts were established in New Zealand in 1846 and were known until 1893 as Resident Magistrates’ Courts. These constituted the lowest rung on the New Zealand court hierarchy and had a combined civil and criminal jurisdiction which grew steadily during the 19th and 20th centuries. The registrars of the Magistrates' Courts undertook a number of other government functions, including the registration of births, deaths and marriages. The Magistrates’ Courts dealt with minor criminal cases and civil suits under a certain level. The courts also heard cases for maintenance.

	 
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