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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7298, 27 October 1933, Page 6

A novel ease of converting two horses to one ’s own uso was hoard by Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., at Christchurch, when George Alfred Oakley, of Bryndwyr, was defendant, and was lined 20s and costs. Tho police said that in September last two horses strayed from complainant’s property in the country, and in October seven horsos were seen on defendant’s property. Defendant had admitted to the police that he had not advertised the fact that the horses had strayed on to his place, >

Tho opinion that as tho result of improvements made in machinery, New Zealand would never be able to find work for its manual labourers for more than five days of five hours each per week, was voiced by Mr H. Atmore when speaking in Palmerston North last evening. He said the days of eight hours had gone, just as the latter had superceded the days of 16 hours’ work of a century ago. He wondered how many would be employed today if 16 hours was still in operation.