MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 289, 13 December 1897, Page 5

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THIS DAY.

I' (Before Mr H. W. Brabant, S.M.) tl An Editor's Salary.—W. E. Hammond i y: Spooner and Rollett. In this case piain-t-n, who was formerly editor of the " Mm P H Standard," claimed £78 as salary in H 9 lleu of six months' notice, at £3 If 4|er week. Mr Jackson Palmer was i or plaintiff, and Mr Tlieo. Cooper I '°r the defence. Plaintifl held that by H newspaper custom he was entitled to six P -DOnths' notice, and called several local Journalists in support of his claim. The ? principal witnesses stated that while they H r - hot know of any actual custom existil Hin the colonies, they understood there II jfas some such agreement in England, and g jVY 88* at any rate, usual to give certain H Jotlce* or payment in lieu of notice. They 1 t>Mdered thafc Plaintiff was Justly en' H "Wto a month's notice.—Mr Cooper H that the plaintiff's engagement i.J ? a«terminated on June 24th, since which M 2?*^ been employed at a weekly wage, I j4 Was therefore not entitled to more than 1 peek's notice. Plaintiff had been paid I Jib* salary in lieu of notice* Eventu* I• J Mr Cooper agreed to accept judgment I le! ,Inontb's salary in lieu of notice, 1 *i • amoant already paid.—Judgment 1 *v,-_»lve.n accordingly for £9, with costs a *■** l4s.