Conduct of court proceedings

Date: 1885 - 1895

From: [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook, one sketch dated 1864, one 1893]

Reference: E-014-q-1-028

Description: Sketches of the participants in a court case in Dunedin, with men (some Maori) standing to speak at benches The drawings are on the back page of a printed legal document relating to mortgages There are further sketches relating to this trial in other sketchbooks by Hodgkins, E-324-q-2 and E-036-q-2 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, ink and pastel on printed paper, 218 x 162 mm, glued to larger sketchbook page

Date: 1870 - 1879

From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Collection of sketches] ca 1860-ca 1895

By: Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898

Reference: A-182-123

Description: Two drawings on one sheet. One titled During the summing up shows barristers in court, with their wigs, and two men sleeping on their arms. The second shows two other men resting their heads on their arms 'while the judge was summing up'. It also shows a seated man, turning round, a fierce expression on his face, probably the accused, named as Matson 'For about a minute while the jury were out of court' See also 1/2-124561 = right hand side of image [Courtroom scenes ; part two] Other Titles - [Courtroom scenes ; part two. 1870s?] During the summing up. While the judge was summing up. Matson. For about a minute when the jury were out of court.] Inscriptions: Recto - top left - (Part one) During the summing up and (part two) For about a minute while the jury were out of court and while the jury were summing up; Verso - W. M Hodgkins Esq, Solicitor Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil and folded sheet, 120 x 280 mm (unfolded measurement)

Date: 1894

From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbooks] 1890-1893

Reference: E-315-q-5-028

Description: At the top, two drawings of Otago chief Hohare Korako Karetai in court. He wears a traditional cloak, and holds a staff in his right hand. A smaller side view of a white-bearded European man in a top hat and spats, possibly a bishop, is between the two images of Karetai. Below is a drawing of a small steamer, probably in Otago Harbour The Otago Daily Times of 1 May 1894 reported William Mathew Hodgkins as representing 'Hohare Korako Karetai and Mary Karetai v James and Bathia Pickering. Claim £16 6s 3d, balance of amount due for rent of land at Otakou'. The claim was lost. Other Titles - Figure Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil in sketchbook, page size 244 x 123 mm.

Date: 1890

From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbooks] 1890-1893

Reference: E-315-q-1-016

Description: Three courtroom scenes. At the top, the back view of a lawyer questioning a casual-looking male witness, who is slouched at the bench. Lower left, a quick caricature of a man. Lower right, a side view of a lawyer presenting evidence, his books, an inkwell and quill pen on the bench in front of him Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil in sketchbook, page size 204 x 123 mm.

Date: 1892

From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbooks] 1890-1893

Reference: E-315-q-5-026

Description: At the top, an ink drawing of a courtroom scene, with a judge looking quizzically at a man standing alongside him, talking. Below, a study of a man smoking a pipe, his head in his hand an of a small seated girl holding a doll. Quantity: 2 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink on laid paper and pencil on blotting paper glued into sketchbook, page size 244 x 123 mm.

Date: 1 Mar 1995 - 01 Mar 1995

From: New Zealand Prisoners' Aid and Rehabilitation Society oral history project

By: Dufty, Cynthia Jean, active 1973-1995

Reference: OHInt-0422/23

Description: Cynthia Jean Dufty recalls involvement with prisoners' aid work in Northland since 1973, starting with court aid. Describes the court system and talks about legal aid. Refers to O'Hara House. Relates some stories of encounters with solicitors, judges and offenders. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Interviewer(s) - Ray Hocking Venue - Ohara House, Whangarei Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-009215 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s) (side one). 1 transcript(s). 30 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-2945.

Date: 1 Mar 1995 - 01 Mar 1995

From: New Zealand Prisoners' Aid and Rehabilitation Society oral history project

By: Grange, Hemoata Eileen, active 1978-1995

Reference: OHInt-0422/07

Description: Hemoata Eileen Grange recalls commencing work with Social Welfare in 1978 in the Young Person's Court. Describes experiences and the shock of first visit to police cells. Recalls becoming Court Crier and gives details of duties and responsibilities and explains procedures of court room and jury system. Discusses involvement with PARS (Prisoners' Aid & Rehabilitation Society) and explains how it was feasible to overlap with the Court Crier work. Recalls the many changes in the Court scene in recent years. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Interviewer(s) - Ray Hosking Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-009199 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-2929.

Date: 1974

From: Various cartoonists :Cartoons from the New Zealand News, 1970s

Reference: A-297-183

Description: A man dreaming of himself in the dock faced by a judge, traffic police reading charges against him, and a jury in the background. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 151 x 191 mm

Date: 1885 - 1895

From: [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook, one sketch dated 1864, one 1893]

Reference: E-014-q-1-004-2

Description: A back and a side view of two lawyers in wigs and gowns, in conversation, seated together Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper, 92 x 106 mm, glued to larger page, top right

Date: 1885 - 1895

From: [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook, one sketch dated 1864, one 1893]

Reference: E-014-q-1-021-1

Description: Two men at a bar, possibly in a courtroom, one standing and speaking, one with his head bowed. Their top hats are in front of them on the bar Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper, 125 x 86 mm, (irregular), glued to larger sketchbook page, top left

Date: 1888 - 1897

From: Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook] W M Hodgkins, Melrose Dn. Notes. [ca 1893]

Reference: E-031-q-1-012

Description: A man seated at a bench, his hand on his chin. A woman standing at the courtroom bar, an elaborate hat on her head. She is noted as 'Inn. Married woman' with further illegible script. On the reverse a note addressed to 'W M Hodgkins, Solicitor of plaintiff', dated July 15 and marked 'To promisory note dishonoured' with a bill for over £20 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, ink, on lined paper, loose in sketchbook, 81 x 202 mm

Date: 1914-1955, ca 2019

From: Elder, Ann Margaret, active 1956-2019: Collection relating to the Donnelly family and Irish studies

By: Spencer Digby Studios; Standish & Preece (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-10792

Description: Comprises several photographs of Sir Arthur Telford Donnelly and William Ian McLaren Donnelly, including images relating to Arthur Donnelly's occupation as Crown Solicitor and his service in World War I, and Ian Donnelly's work as a journalist. Most photographs taken by unidentified photographers between 1914 and 1955; identified photographers include Standish & Preece, and Spencer Digby Studios. Some colour photographic prints added by the Donnelly family circa 2019. Includes photographs of Ian Donnelly in his capacity as a journalist, and with members of the Donnelly family, possibly his own children. Also includes photographs of Arthur Telford Donnelly taken during World War One; with sporting associates; in his capacity as Chief Prosecutor; during the August 1949 investiture ceremony in which he was knighted by Governor General, Lord Bernard Freyberg; at Beath’s Lounge, with other war veterans; with the Bank of New Zealand and Beath and Company Boards of Directors; and during a 1951 visit to the Mayor of Dunedin, with Lord and Lady Jowett. Some photographs relating to Arthur Donnelly's service in World War One have contemporary photographs of medals pasted verso, and are annotated with contextual information. Several of the photographs are annotated with captions and contextual information; many are pasted on paper which features typed annotations, and many feature handwritten annotations verso of the print. Many of the photographs appear to have been cut from a photograph album and feature photographs of the Donnelly family, not relating to Arthur or Ian's careers. Some photographs feature newspaper articles pasted verso; it is unclear whether these relate to the content of the images. Title supplied by Library. Not all names associated with this collection have been indexed. Arthur Telford Donnelly was appointed Crown Solicitor for Christchurch in 1921, and became chairman of the Bank of New Zealand in April 1937. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1949 New Year Honours. Quantity: 27 b&w original photographic print(s) including some colour photographic prints pasted verso. 1 photocopy/ies.

Date: 1995

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :[Cartoons published in the New Zealand herald, May-December 1995].

Reference: A-301-056

Description: Prime Minister Jim Bolger as Don Quixote, on the back of his horse named as World Court. He carries a lance and is about to tilt at a distant windmill in a desert environment Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash, 210 x 315 mm

Date: 1890

From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbooks] 1890-1893

Reference: E-315-q-1-015

Description: A man seated on a bench, possibly on board ship, using binoculars. He has an umbrella and wears a top hat. Below is a bald bearded man, seated at a bench (possibly in a courtroom) described as an authority on "Vatz" or "Gatz" Title is not fully legible Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil in sketchbook, page size 204 x 123 mm.

Date: 1911

By: Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963

Reference: C-047-024

Description: Caricature of William Sim. He is wearing his court robes and wig, is seated at a court bench, a gas lamp at his side Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink 415 x 305 mm

Date: 1960-1976

From: Awatere, Arapeta (Lieutenant-Colonel), 1910-1976 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-6735-14

Description: Colonel Awatere provides an account of his trial proceedings, he also writes about a woman, Tuini who he appeals to for her help and support in forming a another court appeal. Colonel Awatere also provides an analytical critique of the Treaty of Waitangi and some of its contents which have created major issues of contention between Maori and Pakeha and between different Maori groups such as the old and young. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript with holograph annotations

Date: 1895

From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbooks and catalogue of the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, 1889-1890] ca 1860-1893

Reference: E-324-q-2-031-2

Description: A courtroom scene with the defendant, Mary Gill, giving evidence. She is identified in the adjacent drawing, E-324-q-2-031-1. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Red chalk 160 x 95 mm

Date: 1892

From: [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook, including sketches of Lake Wakatipu, Banks Peninsula, Dunedin and its outskirts, Central Otago, Lake Wanaka, Oamaru, 1868, 1872, 1876, 1878]

Reference: E-016-5-103

Description: Three studies of a man with a bald head, a long face and a long pointed beard, two frontal, one a side view. The man may have the initials J A D A. A fourth drawing of the head of a man smoking. The drawings are on the front of an envelope addressed to Mr Hodgkins Esq, Solicitor, Dunedin. The sheet is loose at the back of a sketchbook containing drawings from the late 1860s and early 1870s Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on loose page in sketchbook, sheet size 80 x 138 mm

From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbooks and catalogue of the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, 1889-1890] ca 1860-1893

Reference: E-324-q-2-081

Description: A courtroom scene showing a trial in progress Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink 114 x 197 mm

Date: 1975

From: Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[27 boxes of cartoons drawn for the "Dominion", 1970-1980s?].

Reference: C-132-611

Description: Shows the scene in a judge's office, where an accused man, roughly dressed in chains, spurs, swastika and medals, gets his nails filed by the judge's secretary over afternoon tea. A policeman brings cans of beer to the accused. Other Titles - Nats believe the time has come for a complete overhaul of the court system - they would make the courts more businesslike and less impersonal. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - [Signature] Original drawing for the cartoon published in the Dominion on 31 October 1975. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, 360 x 505 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1996.