: “it fiahuiet aT Q- CRY - Court Referee Staff Increased fas whe ; VANCOUVER (CP) — An a experimental court referee c= program begun in 1976 to cut zc the backlog in small claims : court has proven so suc- s< cessful it may be expanded : toother courts, officials said ; Wednesday. Peter Hollyman, British Columbia's first court Teferee, started his jobon an experimental basis in 1976. Five more referees have been hired since—the last three were appointed July 21, Where Westemers win all-ways Western Canada Lottery Foundation When the referee system is well-established in the small claims court, it may branch cut into other courts, Hollyman sald, adding he will be doing some work in family court this fall. Chief provincial court Judge L. §. Goulet, in charge of the referees, said there Ia no doubt that the program has been a success, “The referees’ objective is to clear the court of small debt matters which have been clogging trial lists for ages,” he said. ‘Simple debt cases should never go to court—judges should be free for necessary trials.” The referees have been handling an estimated ten per cent of small clainos court business. * WAS STUDIED The court referee system originated in Ontario and was the subject of a B.C,- government study in 1973. Pilot projects were established in Vancouver and Victoria in 1976, and in Surrey in 1977. 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The referee interviews the debtor—under oath—about his financial arrives at a net figure of debts, :and advises him on payment schedules and 3 amounts, Hollyman said when creditors are told his decision they accept it because “over the past three years I have established the credibility of this office.” 18 JUDGMENT A consent agreement then goes out to both parties, is signed and returned, and be- comes a consent judgment. “The judge can sign about 20 judgments in four minutes," Hollyman said, compared with the time, whith each case would normally take if scheduled for trial. ‘When people do have the ability to pay but are not budgeting well, the referee gets an appointment for them with the debtors’ assistance branch of the provincial consumer and corporate affairs ministry. There they receive moncy management counselling from qualified staff. Tf the debtor does not meet the terms of the agreement, he will be warned and the plaintiff can issue a default judgment. The debtor's wages may then be gar- nisheed. position, = THE TERRACE SECURITY SERVICES turned «slight and the only inconvenience was a short out for a minor fire in the sign over Terrace’ power Drugs on Wednesday evening. Damage was fallure in the drug — stare, OTTAWA (CP) — Federal employees working in remote locations have been given substantial increases in thelr isolated-posts allowances. . It is the first restructuring of the allowances since 1974 and ‘affects roughly 10,000 federal workers, a treasury Skeena KERMOBE 4 WHEELERS Playday at Copper Flats - 6 miles east of Hwy. 16. Registration 8-11 am. Competition starts 1:00 p.m. gARILayy, 035-9161 4826 Mwy. 18 W. Terrace, 8.6. board spokesman said Thursday. The’ imereases are ‘retroactive to August, 1977, and jump sum payments are expected to be made dy Christmas, he added. The amount of the allowances ranges widely, depending on post location. 296 CITY CTA. 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