MAGISTERIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2118, 18 February 1908, Page 1

MAGISTERIAL.

MONDAY, FEIIRUAItY 17. (Before Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M.) BREACHES OF THIS FACTORY ACT. William Potlie was charged on the information of tho inspector ol' Factories with having on Saturday, January ‘doth, employed three girls,in his dressmaking workroom after 1 o’clock. —Mr. f l '. W. Nolan, who ap])eared for Mr. I’ettie, entered a plea of guilty. The otl'eneu had been committed without his knowledge or consent. Under the Factories Act female employees could work for I 5 hours per week, and as the hours worked in Mr. Pettie’s workroom only totalled 44J}, the girls in (pieslion had not been worker! longer than they should.—A tine of LOs, with costs 7s, was imposed. Itl.s, wills costs 7s, was imposed. Tho same defendant was also charged with having employed girls for more than 4] hours without an interval.— Mr. F. \V. Nolan, who appeared for Mr. Pettie, entered a plea of not guilty.—Mi'. Culms. Inspector of Factories, stated that on the day in question he saw girls going into defendant’s shop at a few minutes after 8. o’clock in the morning, and on visit-* ing the workroom later ho found them still at work at 1.15 p.m. Subsection C' of section 19 of the Factories Act provided that females could not work for more than 41 bourn without an interval.—Mr. Nolan said it would be admittted that the girls bad worked from 8.30 a.in. till 1 p.m. The permit from the Department allowed there hours to bo worked on Saturday. The local Inspector of Factories was well aware that these hours, were being worked.—A fino of ss, without costs, was imposed. George Hall was fined 10s, with costs 7s, for having kept his shop open after 6 p.m.—Air. Hall explained that he had closed tho shop, hut had omitted to lock the door. Alfred Wade was fined 10s, with costs 7s, for having employed a lad between G and 9 p.m. without an overtime permit. The same defendant was fined os. with costs 7s, for having employed a lad under 16 years old without having procured a certificate of fitness. and 10s, with costs 7s, for having kept his shop open after 6 p.m. ALLEGED THEFT. John Osmond, alias William AlacGee, was charged with having stolen two razors from tho .Masonic Hotel on February 14th. Accused pleaded guilty. Ho said he was stupid at the time the offence' was committed. Ho 'hhd no necessity to do that kind of thing. Dotective Aladdern said tho theft was a most impudent one. Accused entered a ‘boarder's room at the Alasonic Hotel and rifled the hoarder’s belongings. The S.AI. said he would deal with accused at. 2 o’clock, by which time lie would have a report from tlio Prol/ition Officer. At 2 o’clock accused was brought forward again, and was admitted to probation for three months, on condition that ho paid 12s Gil to complainant and took out a prohibition order against himself. PROCURING LIQUOR. Alfred J. N. Weston was fined £lO, with costs 2s, in delimit three months’ imprisonment, for having procured liquor during the currency of a prohibition order against him. The iS.AI. refused to allow accused time to pay the lino. ALLEGED THEFT FROM THE •PERSON. Daisy Simmolhag and Alinnic McNeil were brought forward on a charge of having stolen a rolicKl gokl watch and an order for piyment of £9 from ono Goldsmith. A remand was granted till lelrniary 19th, owing to the absence from town of Air. T. Alston Coleman. PROHIBITION ORDER. ■V prohibition order was issued against a Native on tho application of his father. DRUNKENNESS One first offender was denlt r\ifh in the usual manner, and one wlio did not appear was lined the amount of his hail, £l. . Alfred J. N. Weston, once preriousiv convicted within tho past six months, was fined £2. with costs 2s, in default 7 days’ imprisonment.