FEILDING COURT.
INSPECTOR OF AWARDS. BURRELL AND DURRANT. Mr R. M. Watson, S.M., delivered .judgment yesterday on the above case, and in doing so said: "in this action the question of the defendants' employers' liability turns on whether it was his duty to ascertain how long the complainant has been employed in the trade prior to entering defendants' employ. The question, the subject of the case, was stated by Mr V. Day, S.M., for the opinion of the Arbitration Court in 1910. The opinion of that Court was that the duty lay upon the employers to rfiake the inquiry referred to. By this opinion I consider myself bound. The arrears claimed by defendant have been duly paid, and I am satisfied that there was no deliberate evasion of the law. A penalty of £1 will be imposed, and inspector's costs 20/. "The matter of Matthews is in the same category. The department sues for a nominal penalty and this will be fixed at 10/."
The Inspector of Awards (Mr Lowden) appeared for the Department, and Mr. L. A. Eiliott for Burrell and Durrant.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2646, 15 May 1923, Page 2
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183FEILDING COURT. Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2646, 15 May 1923, Page 2
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