▁was ▁the ▁senior ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁He ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁together ▁with ▁Thomas ▁Walter ▁String er , ▁the ▁other ▁Can ter bury ▁appointment . ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁which ▁occurred ▁less ▁than ▁three ▁months ▁later , ▁the ▁sitting ▁of ▁the ▁Mag istr ate ' s ▁Court ▁was ▁adj ourn ed ▁as ▁a ▁mark ▁of ▁respect . ▁ ▁Jo ynt ▁was ▁the ▁solic itor ▁of ▁the ▁Av on ▁Road ▁Board ▁for ▁ 4 0 ▁years ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁close ▁association ▁with ▁Robert ▁St out , ▁who ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Jo ynt ' s ▁death ▁was ▁Chief ▁Justice . ▁ ▁Jo ynt ▁pract ised ▁until ▁a ▁fort night ▁before ▁his ▁death . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁an ▁excellent ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁language , ▁and ▁he ▁drew ▁heavily ▁on ▁the ▁b ible , ▁Shakespeare , ▁and ▁other ▁po ets . ▁He ▁was ▁quick - w itted ▁and ▁could ▁c ite ▁numerous ▁quotes . ▁In ▁one ▁case , ▁argument ▁was ▁made ▁whether ▁a ▁dog ▁was ▁or ▁was ▁not ▁v icious . ▁One ▁witness ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" gent le ▁and ▁ami able ", ▁whereas ▁the ▁other ▁test ified ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁often ▁b ark ed ▁at ▁him ▁sav ag ely . ▁Jo ynt ▁w ry ly ▁addressed ▁the ▁judge : ▁ ▁V ox , ▁et ▁pra et erea ▁n ih il ▁( ▁Vo ice ▁and ▁nothing ▁more ), ▁your