Decision was given by Mr. Kettle, S.M. at the Magistrate's court to-day in a case reported in last evening's isene, in which a firm, of contractors was summoned by a union of workers to recover penalties for alleged breaches of award The plaintiffs were the contractors' labourers' section of the Auckland General Labourers Industrial Union of V?*?L {U Z A - E. Skelton), and the defendants Messrs. Gordon and Mays contractors (Mr. E. W. McCarter). Plaintiffs- sought to recover a - earn of £20 ac penalty for an alleged breach by defendants of clause 6 of the award in that smaller timbers were used in drainage, works at Mt. Eden than the minimum specified in euch ease. Counsel for the defendants «alkd evidence to support his contention that the works be£z 25ft *"*> re *"y "«mlsted of shafts, and therefore did not require the came daw of iambenng oe specified in the award fortrenobea, iWMo admitting that the point raised was an ingenious one. Mr Kettle held «ha* the work, Tn were trenches, tend, ac it had teen ad mitted toat the timbers n£ of the sizes specified by the award for ?"k <***- ajwnato-.of f2 1/ wa» imposed m each .of the two informations laid. Costs were allowed the plaintiff .Tic Thinker'e .Favourite writing tabShakespeare's photo, with sample of hi» most important philosophy, on Vsover and ' Alway* drink that eaperb te»-«Dei. ert ure the "Camels* Competition closes 30th- July.—(Ad.) For over 70 yews Wolfe'e Sdmanne has been reeognieed by the medical nrofeeeion.—(Ad.) v "JEnjdymentr plus economy in ngin» "Desert Gold- the Queei of T«i beetHJaea farfljMt—(Ad^
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 167, 14 July 1916, Page 4
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