(PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.)

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13103, 30 April 1908, Page 8

(PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.)

GREYMOUTH, April 29 , j At the Ahaura. Magistrate's Court ~ to-day the case of Henry Fox, prosi. „ dent- *of the lV.ackbii.il Minors' I raon, against the Blacklull Cotul Company, v a claim for £5o duimipes for afleged- 1 wrongful dismissal, was conuuenoe*t before District Judge. Turton and » jury of live. Mr Guinness appeared for"th<» claimant, and Messrs Hannan and Harper for thy defendant cam* pany. Henry John Fox, in his evidence, stated that ho had workeod in the , Blackball mine off and on foj mx * years. He re-etarted -work in Augoeb last. On January Bth ho oavittal for a plaoo for three months, and on Feb. ruary 'J6th tho manager dismissed him at a moment's notice. There was no agreement with the company as to his getting 14 days' notice; ;"Whftn he was engaged lio was not promised any J terra of omployment. Uut. the usual < practice in. other mines was to get 14 days' notice of vKemissal. In cross-examination, witness stated that wlien he left tho mine on a> previous occasion ho did not giro no- . ir tioe, and ho left because the managor;; B?S wanted 'Mm to do work that !»' jeoted to. He bad left the Dennietoa mine without giving notice. vas stopped. He had left the State ;.-i|i uiiuo without giving 14 days' notice, 1 but he had told the manager ]»;witst?>f¥; going. •'■ ''''■v~i}.r? : s?<f Tho case wae adjourned: J|fi day. ' . /■■?i' £ £k&f&'ii":i ■ - ■■;■.' Messrs Pritchard and Wobl>,ißJa<3i«'>.' ball miners' delegates, wio'hiwibeen v in Wellington smeb Saturday/ o&'-; their-■•. way to Christchurch. to represent;.theUnion at tho conference with the diKC- ; ;?|| tors of tho Blackball Company (i»yr;i*|s the "Now Zealand. Times") recalled to Groymouth, owing illness of Mr Geo. G. Stead, of directors of tho company. , V SSS