Edric Adolphus JULIUS [786]

   Cause of his death was a stroke.

  General Notes:

Edric was baptised by George Quilter

Qualified as a Solicitor he practiced with his brother Herbert before leaving to join his brother Reginald in NZ. He may have practiced in the North Island before coming to Oamaru in 1861.

E A Julius - ship, Sebastian 1859 single - source Otago Witness
Settlers to Otago Pre. 1861 - Val Maxwell 1989 Hocken Library

Early North Otago Runs.
By Robert Pinney.
Edric and his brothers were given nicknames, Edric was rather Irish and excitable and had a genuine tendency to utter an involuntary sound like that of a barking dog, so he was known as "the Barking Julius". He had a reputation as an advocate that could prove black to be blue. For instance, in defence of a run holder accused of crossing sheep over the Waitaki without inspection, Edric pleaded that there was no proof that the sheep had not been sent round by sea. He was probably the writer of long argumentative letters to the Otago Daily Times in support of the quality of Rugged Ridges sheep. W.A. Low of Galloway Station wrote in reply "I have always heard him talked of as a solicitor of great abilities and Machiavellian subtlety and acuteness, yet I would be very sorry to give
6s 8d for his opinion on sheep"

Edric was active in civic and political matters in Oamaru chairing meetings etc and appearing in Court.
Ref: Papers Past.

Oamaru Directory December 1864 also 1865.
Page 150.
E. A. Julius is shown as the Solicitor for the Building Society.
Page 152.
Solicitor - Edric Adolphus Julius.

Oamaru Directory December 1871.
Page 242/3.
Hospital: E. A. Julius, Vice-President . . . . .
Racecourse Trustees: . . . . . E. A. Julius . . . . .
Lawyers: E. A. Julius and a further three persons.

Edric is registered on the Electoral Roll for Otago for 1865/66 to 1871/72 his address was Rugged Ridge Waitaki and the electorate name varied between Hampden, Lindis and Kawerau. He is also shown registered for the years from 1866/67 to 1875/76 with Oamaru as an address the electorate name varied from Oamaru Town, Oamaru to Waitaki.
NZSG Index

IMPORTANT SHEEP CASE.
Cargill & Others V. Julius & Another.
The following most important case was heard in the Supreme Court, Dunedin, on the 14th and 15th instant, before His Honor Mr Justice Chapman . . . . . The Attorney-General (the Hon. James Prendergast ) and Mr James Smith appeared for the plaintiffs, William Walter Cargill, John Cargill, and Edward Bowes Cargill, (Cargill and Co.); and Messrs T. B. Gillies, G. E. Barton, and James Macassey for the defendants, Edric Adolphus Julius and Reginald Julius.
The declaration alleged that the defendants, in January, 1865, converted to their own use 150 lambs and 580 sheep, the property of the plaintiffs, and had since detained them; wherefore, the plaintiffs sought to recover L1000, or have the lambs and sheep returned and to recover L250 damages in detention.
The Julius's denied the allegation submitting they had purchased the stock from a Christian Hille, who had purchased them from a William Dansey. Dansey who was a friend of Julius's was in financial difficulty owing Cargill & Co several thousand pounds under a Bill of Sale secured in part by his livestock.
It appears Cargill & Co being unable to obtain satisfaction from Dansey were seeking to make good some of their losses from the Julius's?
However after lengthy argument, and testamony by the various parties and a complex summing up by the Judge:- "The jury were absent from court about 25 minutes, and then returned with a verdict for the defendants"
The hearing can be found On-line on Papers Past in a Supplement to the:
North Otago Times, Volume VI, Issue 109, 22 March 1866, Page 1

THE LINDIS ELECTION.
The election of a member to represent the Lindis District in the Provincial Council, in the room of Mr F. Walker, deceased, took place at the Messrs Julius' station, on Wednesday at noon.
The Returning Officer, T. W. Parker, Esq., read the Writ, and the advertisement appointing the place day, and hour, for the nomination, and then called upon the electors present to propose candidates.
Mr E. A. Julius thereupon proposed Henry France, Esq., as a fit and proper person to represent the District. Mr. Reginald Julius seconded the nomination.
No other candidate being proposed, the Returning Officer declared Mr France duly elected.
We may state that several queries were put to Mr France, who satisfactorily answered them.
North Otago Times, Volume VII, Issue 137, 14 September 1866, Page 2

NZ Government Gazette:
Mon 6th July 1868 Notice of appointment of Edric as a J.P. Same again in 1870.

MAGISTRATES IN OTAGO.
The New Zealand Gazette of the 6th inst. contains, a Commission signed by the Governor, Sir G. F. Bowen and appointing the Magistracy of the Colony. The following are the Magistrates residing in Otago : . . . . . Julius, Edric Adolphus, Waitaki . . . . .
Otago Witness, Issue 868, 18 July 1868, Page 4

Edric's land holdings in Oamaru in the 1860's
CITIZENS ROLL
Town of Oamaru
1867-68
Julius E A: Res - Waitaki. Ward - Severn. Qual - Freehold.
Julius E A: Res - Waitaki. Ward - High. Qual - Freehold.
Julius E A: Res - Oamaru. Ward - Thames. Qual - Freehold.
North Otago Times, Volume VIII, Issue 216, 18 June 1867, Page 3
Oamaru Citizens Roll - 1867/68
Julius E. A. :Residence-Waitaki; Ward-Severn; Sections 1&2; Block 81,
No block 81 in Severn Ward, Jan 1879 map.
Julius E. A. :Residence-Oamaru; Ward-Thames; Pt section 7; Block 4.
Thames St., between Wear & Itchen Streets (picture A)
Julius E. A. :Residence-Waitaki; Ward-High; Sections 1&2; Block 81.
Area. 0:2:23 Cnr Severn & Till St Oamaru (picture B)

Edric was a shareholder (1 share) in "The Ben Lomond Water-Race and Mining Company.
North Otago Times, Volume XIV, Issue 529, 10 June 1870, Page 3

North Otago Times
New Advertisements.
Electoral District of Waitaki. The following persons are objected to as not being entitled to have their names retained or placed on the List of Voters for the Electoral District of Oamaru . . . . . Julius, Edric A. Waitaki No. 1 freehold, not possessing qualification. Oamaru No. 2 joint household claimant must elect which qualification parted with . . . . .
North Otago Times, Volume XVL, Issue 623, 9 May 1871, Page 5

Partnership Dissolved.
Notice is hereby given, that the Partnership existing between us, Edric Adolphus Julius and Joseph O'Meagher, carrying on business at Oamaru in the Province of Otago as Solicitors, under the style or firm of "Julius and O'Meagher" will from Monday next, the 3rd proximo, be dissolved by mutual consent, and that all debts owing to and by the said Partnership are to be received and paid by either of the said Partners on account of the said firm in liquidation.
Dated this twenty nineth day of June , 1871.
E A Julius
J O'Meagher
Witness to the signatures of the abovenamed parties - James Gardiner, articled Clerk to the above named Joseph O'Meagher.
Ref NZ Gazette June 1871 Pg. 377


Dunedin Bankrupcy Files. 1871
JULIUS Edric Adolphus and JULIUS Reginald - Rugged Ridge Station Waitaki - Runholders 1871 - 1871
Agency: DAAC. Series: 18116. Accession: D256. Box/item. 536. Record: 596.

The Oamaru Times. TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1871.
New Insolvents: The following have been gazetted bankrupts since our last, viz. : Edric A. Julius, and Reginald Julius, runholders, Waitaki. Filed, 10th August.
North Otago Times, 15 August 1871, Page 2
The Partnership accounts at 25 Aug 1871 recorded debts of L25744 and assets of L23357 The value of Rugged Ridges was recorded as L21000

Otago Provincial Council Gazette:
Oamaru 13th Dec 1871, Notice that Edric was elected Vice President of the Oamaru Hospital.

In the Supreme Court of New Zealand
Otago and the Southland District
In the matter of the Bankruptcy Act 1867 and of the Bankruptcy Act Amendment 1868 and of the Bankruptcy Act Amendment 1870 and in the matter of Edric Adolphus Julius and Reginald Julius late of the Rugged Ridges in the province of Otago runholders and sheep farmers.
I Robert Campbell Junior the trustee in the above estate have the honour to report to the court as follows:
I have examined a Edric Adolphus Julius the surviving Bankrupt who has willingly afforded me every information as to the affairs of Bankrupts.
The Bankrupts carried on all their monetary transactions solely through the merchants, Messes Dalgety Rattray and Company and kept no books of such transactions. The merchants accounts disclosing a complete statement of all their accounts up to the time their station was taken possession of by the mortgagees.
I have examined such accounts, and believe that insolvency of the Bankrupts arose through no extravagance or fault on their part, but from the fact of their having to pay high interest and commissions, and also very large sums annually for wool money on a large number of sheep held by them on terms; and from the suddern depreciation which took place previous to their bankruptcy in the value of station properties sheep and wool.
I believe that the property of the Bankrupts will realise 20 shillings in the pound or nearly that sum.
I find that after the Mortgagees took possession of the station and sheep the Bankrupts opened a banking account and realised on horses and cattle, not mortgaged; the bankrupt Edric Adolphus Julius has produced to me their bank book, which shows that the moneys realised were fairly expended in paying debts, he appears also to have paid monies into the account, from his private business as a Solicitor, to enable such debts to be discharged.
Robert Campbell
Otekaike (Kurow)
28th Nov /71
(Robert Campbell Jnr was about this time the "wool king" of NZ owning a flock of 170,000 sheep. Ref: Vile Crimes - The Timaru poisonings by Peter Graham)

The NZ Gazette (Supplement) dated 15 Jul 1872 page 12 - report of Otago and Southland bankrupts show: 54 - Julius Edric Adolphus and Julius Reginald, runholders, adjudged bankrupt 30 Aug 1871, not reported.

The details of the brothers bankruptcy are recorded at the Hocken Library and N.Z. Archives, Dunedin, a number of the documents are included in the pictures section of this file.

Notice of Partnership.
Oamaru 12 July 1875.
We have this day entered into Partnership together as Barristers, Solicitors, Conveyancers etc under the style or firm of Julius & Balmer.
E.A. Julius. B Balmer.
Ref: Papers Past. North Otago Times 13 July 1875 Pg.3.

Papers Past.
. . . . . It will be remembered that Balmer levanted some time ago with a large amount of money belonging to clients. . . . .
Ref: West Coast Times 26 March 1886 Pg.2.

The Early Years of an Unregulated Profession: Lawyers in the South Island 1850-1869 (1995) 6 Canterbury LR 56-68 - J.N.Finn.
Page 11. There are cases where lawers decamped ahead of their creditors and no disciplinary proceedings were brought, though they may well have been justified, as with E. A. Julius and Benjamin Balmer in Oamaru.
Ref: Smith, op cit, p. 64.
Page 5. It may be that Edric practised in the Nth Island on arrival in NZ: "In 1861 . . . . . E.A. Julius . . . . . came from the North Island."
Ref:http://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/bitstream/10092/1829/1/12610869_EARLY%20YEARS%20OF%20AN%20UNREGULATED%20PROFESSION.pdf Pg.11.

Early North Otago Runs.
By Robert Pinney.
"At the end of 1875, Edric, who was by then an invalid left Oamaru after loudly cheered speeches about his yarn spinning, and his generous unselfish nature; he took with him Reginald's widow and family".

Deaths.
Julius. On the 13th inst at Claremont House, Tilford, Surrey, Edric Adolphus Julius, formally of Oamaru, New Zealand, solicitor, son of the late George Charles Julius, Esq, MD, aged 57 years.
Ref: Sussex Agricultural Express Saturday, 19 July 1890.

DEATHS.
Julius: On the 13th July, at Claremont House, Tilford, Surrey, England, Edric Adolphus Julius, formerly of Oamaru , seond and only surviving son of the late George Charles Julius. M.D. ; aged 57.
Otago Witness, Issue 1911, 25 September 1890, Page 22

Edric did not marry.

  Research Notes:

BANKRUPTCY IN NEW ZEALAND.
The following is the fourth Annual Report of the Accountant in Bankruptcy, Mr George Brodie, to their Honours the Chief Justice and Judges of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. The Accountant in Bankruptcy begs respectfully to lay before the Court his fourth Annual Report, applicable to the year ending 30th November, 1871. . . . . . From the returns attached, it will be seen that there has been a considerable decrease ! in the number of bankruptcies for the past year. It is with satisfaction that the Accountant draws attention to this desirable result ; at the same time he has to regret that two of the producing classes, namely "Farmers and Settlers" and " Miners " still continue to furnish a large proportion of the number of persons who seek the protection of the Court. - continues . . . . .
Otago Witness, Issue 1080, 10 August 1872, Page 7

  Medical Notes:

Edric was paralysed by a stroke in NZ, he returned to live with his father in England until his death.

  Other Records

1. Census: England, 30 Mar 1851, Wakefield Yorkshire. Edric is recorded as a son unmarried aged 17 a solicitor articled clerk born Richmond Surrey

2. Julius Brothers: Bankruptcy, 1871, Dunedin New Zealand.
Part 2

3. Julius Brothers: Bankruptcy, 1871, Dunedin New Zealand.
Part 1

4. Julius Brothers: Bankruptcy, 1871, Dunedin New Zealand.
Part 3

5. Census: England, 3 Apr 1881, The Sands Seale Farnham. Edric is recorded as a son unmarried aged 47 solicitor born Richmond SRY