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14. Gibson and Gibson, 75-
1 5. Gibson and Gibson, 1 19.
16. Ibid., 135.
17. lbid., 143.
1 8. Statutes of Manitoba, 1 87 1 , c.2.
19. Statutes of Manitoba, 4 873, c.4. The first court terni of the year, in January
or February, was called "Hilary Terni." The spring ten, 'Easter," was followed
by "Trinity," and then "Michaelmas" in late autumn. At the third session of
parliament (1 873) the number of ternis was reduced to three, Hilary, Easter, and
Michaelmas. Terms per year varied, however. In 1 876 the number was
increased again, by legislative amendment, owing to an increased backlog of
cases.
20. Statutes of Manitoba, 1 87 1 , c.2.
21. Gibson and Gibson, 93.
22. Ibid., 100.
23. "Queen's Bench and Court of Appeal Judges," (Pl 464 A2329), Archive of
Manitoba Legal-Judicial History, PAM. The 'P/A" number is a location code at
Provincial Archives of Manitoba. A puisne justice is defined as "a judge of a
superior court, inferior in rank to chief justices." Definitions are taken from
Canadian Oxford Dictionary (1 998), unless otherwise noted.
24. Read, no.2, 472.
25. Ibid., 482.
26. A court of record is defined as "a court, the records of which are maintained
and preserved, and which rnay punish for wntempt of court." Yogis, SN. 'court
of record."
27. Statutes of Manitoba, 1 874, c.2, s.2.
28. Statutes of Manitoba, 1880, c.32, S. 104.
29. Read, no.2, 484.