INDUSTRIAL CASES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 278, 21 November 1913, Page 8

INDUSTRIAL CASES.

BREACHES OK REGULATIONS. Two eases, brought by the Inspector of Factories were heard by Mr. C. C. Kettle, S.M.. at l-he Magistrate's, Court yesterday. The fir*t was against Sanfords, Ltd.. charged with having committed a brea.-li of the Kish lurors - iward by failing; to keep wages and overtime bnokn. as inquired by section 3S of the Industrial '. on.-ili.ition an.l Arbitration Amendment A.-;. iOOS. '.Mr. J. n.ill.avr, iTn«peot»T of Factories) represented tht* Department. Hi*. Worship eaid the book n- not kopt in prupev form. Mr. Alexander ifor defendant) said he would plead guilty to a technical breach of the Art. >:ill the boolas showed the overtime, anj the men hail signed for it. to that there was no mal.i 6dm in tho matter. "Mr. Kettle eaiJ (similar casrs were continually coming before the Court, and he could no: look upon this as a technical breach. The book did not show entries of the daily hours worked, therefore i: was hard ;o til! if the overtime wa» correct. A penally of £.3 was inflicted. lIAIRI)RF><ER - S TROUBLES. Frank Howlei: ira, e;,.7rfrpd with having a customer in h'- hairdrefing n.iloon after the hour fixed for firming. .Tfieeph Hollows linepectcir of Fartori, -i depo.*e<l i!iM nn th« 17th of October !u> vicitej thp defendant's shop at S.."ifl p.m. Tilt , door of the saloon vii <■). .s.-.1. He w.i- allowed - .-. g .> in. There was a customer in the vh.air, whoee ' hair wa> living intended :o. Defendant admitted the man w,is in "he chair, and had jri-i been finislied. He explained that the custcmier had waited from :!. _ i minutes to S o'clock. WitnwV boy w-tc away at ."> ininutM past So.-lock. an.l that left him wi'h two «!■=■.oair-re waiting in the chair?. He had four customers running who warned both hair-rut and shave. He had never let a man in hi* saloon after S p.m. He , had lost pound* by turning people away - HI S flYloek. lie w.i- only Km glad to! shut at thai hour, as th.it was quite long enough when he started at 8.30 i a.m. A letter wi« read from the customer in question stating thai he was in the I shop ivaitinjr !i:~ turn nboul 7.30 p.m. | !\ir. Kettle said it sremed unfortunate | that a man could noi finish the ens- j miners he had in his nliop. H» asked J if a man was in the chair half-shaved I tws lie supposed to quit the chair when the clock struck S. Mr. Hollows pointed out that the was "o- minutes after elofinjr time. The door of the thop was open, but the bar lead- j 'r.g to the saloon was closed. Mr. KettJp said lie recognised the j hardship of the position, but hair- | dressers must close at S o'clock. As ] this was not a serious ease he did not i intend to inflk't a penalty, but must ; •onvict defendant and order him to pay ! the costs. Defendant said this meant driving the : business to the big men every time. It ■>?-s o meant that the inspector c.iuld ■-•itch him ax any time by sending a man I to have his. hair cv: at a-quarter to eight p.m. Mr. Hollows: The inspector is not going to do anything of that 'kind.