IS A BAKERY A SHOP ?

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 22 July 1907, Page 2

IS A BAKERY A SHOP ?

I David Grant was charged with having employed one \V. Braddock before A o'clock in the morning on June 29th. Mr Fell appeared for the Inspectoi of Factories, and Mr P.* B. Atkinson for the defendant. Mr Fell said the information was laid under Section 4 of the Shop ant' Offioas Act Amendment Act, 1905. ■'■ Samuel Tyson, Inspector of Factories . stated that on the morning of Saturday. June 296n, he visited the defendant'? premises about 3.30, and shortly afte; th'it tim? Braddnck came in and start™' work. Braddock drove a cart and de livnrcd the bread. To Mr Atkinson : The premises were registered as a factory.. Mr AUkinson contended that the defendant's place was not a shop, but a factory. The fact that the premises were registered as a "factory" excluded them from the definition of a "shop." The information was land under the wrong Act — it should have been laid under the Factories Act. Mr Fell contended that as part of the business of the defendant's shop was conducted in the bakehouse, the definition of a shop covered the. bakehouse. The Magistrate said he would have to look into the points raised. David Grant, baker, said he had a bakehouse in Waimea-road and also a shop in which he sold lollies and biscuits, not of his own manufacture. Braddock was employed as a journeyman baker, and not in connection with the shop in any way. To Mr Fell : He had a cart, and Braddock delivered bread, leaving the shop about 9 a.m. , and finishing about 4 p.m. This was on four days in the week, though on Fridays there was also a twohour delivery. Braddock was what was known as a "third hand" in a bakehouse. If anyone went to his shop for bread it was procured from the bakehouse. To the Magistrate : Sometimes he kept bread in the shop for sale, but it was not exposed for sale. On Saturdays Braddock assisted in the bakehouse until the first batch of bread was, ready, starting work at half-past three in the morning, working for an hour, going home, and returning at 6 o'clock. Braddock went on till 7.30, and then went away for breakfast. It was a colonial practice amongst bakers, where two men were employed, for the yougnvr, after Hotting out the batch, to go out and deHver the bread. The Magistrate leßsrved judgment.