MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2112, 1 April 1914, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

PAY3JEOT OF A.V APPRENTICE

At tie dourt y.cstwdav. } elhngtou Iron and .B. rfl . ss 3iouiders' Union proceeded against Tlromas Uatfnger ond Co., Ltd. for »■ of flff tor alleged breach of the nSVard. Tho particulars advanced by the prosecution S e n° *ft& drJ e»dante lad ohiplqj-etl tm o K.U i>l Kay during the hwuljhs ctf Jyfav yember .and December Jast/and htfS tailed to pay tho aiwtfd rates of Wages.' air. D. M. Fnidla? .tpnearect fo> the •union and Mr. T. C, A. Hlislop wfw . «on(«d Ballingor antl Co. ■ . The defence was tiiat M'Kay W "beoii paid a higher wage tljan tlvat dim to an apprentice, though lie. was employed as such; ■ , His Worship remarked tliat ho dolibted irhethcr tho position <fr:csted wa.s vnrorcd by the award, A breadvJvajJ Wn'«in:mitt<!-], but ho vreuM iAJjosn cn!y a nominal penalty of ss. -Jfu.clgitiiJftt was given for that ameimtyvHfch costs IS&- J . i Hichard Smith, & d'fiyor by tion, was proceeded agajnst frv the lii' spector of Awards' {Mr. %, f. Bailey) for alleged breach of the WcHingtau Drivers' Award in that he left tlia employment of J. O'Brien mii "Cβ;. tearriers and forwarding agciits, wrtliftiit giving notice. A penalty of M Was olainicd,'' Defondaiit, wlio was repregontei by 3lr. 'J. 13. Fitzgibbaii., stated in evidence that he had loft his ciHjj.loymws.-j, owing to serious injury to Ijis Uiraat!His employer ha'l been well ainU'o of tho reason. John O'Brien stated in oviduncn that Up certainly did not ISmw tte ffasftn why Smith had left liis ctu))l<>.viii(int. In fact, ho did not learn the rcososi until a month afterwards. The. Magistrate Itelcl that iWtndant wis under an obligation i.o advise his omploycr of his intention t» ;iisEßiittnus> work, and pave judgmeirt for plaintiff for'JOs., with costs. OTHER AWAItD CASIiS. Tlio Inspector of Awards pwrwiletl aßoinpt 0. W. Astley (tfdtßifg as the Wellington' Tweed- Co.), claiming $W as penalty lor a breach of the Shop Tailoreasos' Award, in thai lie fiulfed \t> pay award wages ta ■ an apprentice.. Jiidgmeiit was given for tho iiispo'itor for ilUj.with costs. .For a seeoii'J breach the Court gave'judgment for £1, and costs. i , W. Green, of Iliddiford Street, NawUiwn, was proceeded against hy iho lit* speetor of Awards, \!."!).o eiaintnd s) p6ii« ulty of X'lo for nllcgetJ' breach of'the ■ Wellington Bakers' bid Pastry C'oaL-6 1

Award, in that lie had permitted an J employes to board en the promises, can-tr-nry to .the piwisicms g} ; Clause 8 of t>w iififtrfl. .IMemlani, who admitted the iji-cacU, was fiiiwl 11>, UNION SUBSCRIPTIONS. " The secretary of the. Wellington I United Fu rid til re Trials Union (3Jr. U. , Moriarty) proceeded agrjiftM. W. K. Jiato*-tiia-ii to recover the sjnii of £1 Cβ., lUr-; iiig amount of subscriptions 4wo !>,y <Je.» fondant, up to February 12, 10.12. ; . Defendant stated that he had Wji ill. ■and that lid had sonfc in his lesigaiiticm, which t-3io- secretary bar! sl.cclinwt fa accept ewijig to tlio subscriptiinis Wing skghtly ii! arrears. S«bs«}fieiitly lm. Jeft the farado, but returned to it. When bo went back, again Tic pnid his ontranco fco ftifd a!i snbscriptv.ißS for tap piifiod that lip- hod werked. Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M. ( *tao was ■ftn tlio bench, gave judghient ,for tba aiwivftt cfaiftwtL Mr. levi ajp.petircd for thu platetitf tinioji. J)EFAui5 r L-IST. .lUtlgni,&»t for plaintiff by default vns given, by Mr. W. G. RiddeM, 5.&., in tte feUowi-H* uiiflfileMdcd cases Wifllatn S. fekling (as iiquidatpi- foT G. JfoWa and Ca.» Ltd.) y. Gcijfgc Gordon," £L& Ife. 3d., costs £"2 Qs, 6d,- ?iwi Staveren Brothers y, J. JJaiGan, $7 25,, costs 135.; Sfiiiiuei Thomas v. CHiarJeS flenry flopping £4 13s. 6d., cpsfe 10s,; Robert 0, Coffins' v. Wallace ifebert j)t(.'i\-art (trading aS the- totor 'Cd.) l £4 ?s., costs IDs,; AYdltngtott Publislu'ifg Co,, lid.< y. Tli&mAs Mpym- ■ haft,"£2 18s., costs Ife.; Dresden ftaiio Co. v. Septimus Bnelsthoiight, £$ lite.. 6d., costo £}. 3s. ffd.; Obarles White, ■ juli.,- v> Miss Kniily Bailey, £1 Ss., cost? 58.;-liteie O'BriiJii v. Sirs, F, Flyim. , SI,: costs Ss. ; B. Smith v. . Saimicl Musoiii 7s. M., costs Ss. Jt/DG3IENT SDMMONSES. Frank ■ Jlortaii Was fli'dcfod tn pay W. tetford £3 15s, U. by April A. l<. Hopkins to H. a,' Wyatt £4 45.. U. by April 16 . J|r, t>. Cj.\A. Cflopov, S.JL, looktltf. I pol.icfe Ivtisino.ss at flie Magistrate's iwir.fc yest-erday. For iitso&riety, 3targarefe Wiffiaitts was to ono ftionth's- imprisanratint, Awiie 'Jt'teath, Similarly ftliargc>3, was fittod' 10s. iVo first otfcnckr? were convicted and , dis.fttergeds JUViSNitE COURT. : Sit. B< 6. A. Cooper, S.Ji.,, pfe&itlqi •oror a sitting of the Juvenile Court yest!jrd;a.y. A hoy. 10 .ycajs, plesrtlcd not g'uitty to a «!iarge of l.avuig stelen a. T)i)oyele vahifid nt £1.2, the. property of On Lee. After, licariag esideiice His Wcrsiite dismkscci the charge, but tat-dored-ttie. defouclant to b& pfced «ii..i&e Wtrttroa Training Jarm.