THE HALF-HOLIDAY.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9023, 8 February 1895, Page 6

THE HALF-HOLIDAY.

(fress association telegrams.) DUNEDIN, February 7. At the Police Court an important case in connection with the weekly half-holiday was dectdeJ. James Pryor, fruiterer and seedsman, was charged with failing to closa his shop on Wedwosday the 30th mat. The defendant had sold eeeds on the day in question, and he contended that a seedsman's business was essentially part of a fruiterer's, who are exempted under the Act. The Magistrate held that the defendant did not carry on exclusively the business of fruiterer, but a combined trade as seedsman and fruiterer, and inflicted a fine of Is and costs 17s 6d. Charles Henry Nicholta was charged with not closing his shop on the half holiday. It was stated that he was under the impression that as the shop was kept by himself and his wife he was not required to close. Mr Carew thought the mistake was reasonable and only imposed a fine of Is and costs 17s 6d. Two Chinamen also were fined under the Act. WELLINGTON, February 7. The Labour Department intend to take proceedings against twenty Chinese shopkeepers for not closing their premises yesterday afternoon