PAYMENT OF BONUSES

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 75, 29 March 1930, Page 13

PAYMENT OF BONUSES

The case of the Elthahi Co-operative Dairy Factory Co., Ltd., against Wit Hani Jobnstoh, farmer, of Ngaere, wds continued beforo the Court ,of Appeal yesterday afternoon. The company appealed from a decision of Mr. Justice Ostler, who had held that article 53 of the I'Oihpahy 's articles, whicli provided tliat non-boua fide , ineinbert should not be entitled to any bonus payments made to bona fitle^ members (those who supplied all their milk to the company), .was Ultra vires. His ll6nour gave" judgment for Jbhiistdn for £101, claimed in resperi^-of butterfat supplied during a .period when he was sending only haif bis output; to the oempany. •. v_ .. On the Bench at yesterday's - hearing wore their Honours the.Chief JnkItice (Sir Michael Myers), Mi's Justice ' Ilerdinan, Mr. Justido Blair, Mr. Justice Smith, and Mr. Justice Kennedy. Mr. A. 11. Johnstone, with him Mr* tf. L. Weir, appeared for the appellant, aiKil Mr. A. Chrystall, with hlhi Mh A. J. Mazongarb) for tho respondent. The hearing wits adjourned Until Monday morning.