DAMAGES FOR BOY

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 24849, 22 March 1944, Page 7

DAMAGES FOR BOY

JURY'S RECENT VERDICT Judgment was entered by Mr. Justice Fair yesterday in accordance with the jury's verdict in a claim on behalf of a young boy who lost his foot in a motor accident near Helensville. The plaintiff was .Robert Cameron Twentyman (Mr. Goklstine Vnd Mr. Fortune), whose son, Stuart, then aged five yea re, met with the accident on December 30, 1940. The defendant was Norman Owen (Mr. North and Mr. Wallace), the driver of the car that struck the bo^v. The jury awarded a total of £2171 damages, and of this His, Honor awarded £74 to the father for expenses and the remainder, after hospital expenses and costs had been paid, to the New Zealand Insurance Company to administer for tl;e benefit of the boy until he becomes 21.

SLY GROG OFFENCES MAORI RETURNED SOLDIER Charges of keeping liquor for sale without a licence and of keeping premises at 215 Hobson Street as a place of resort for the consumption of liquor, were admitted by Henry I'eti, a half-caste Maori labourer, aged 2S (Mr. Aekins), before Mr. J. Morling. S.M., yesterday. Sub-Inspector Harley said that when a police party searched accused's premises the previous day they found 100 bottles of beer and 37 bottles of wine. Accused told the police that the liquor had been taken there by servicemen for parties, but admitted later that it belonged to him. Counsel said accused was a returned soldier who had served with the Maori Battalion through all the major campaigns. He was one of five brothers who had joined the forces. One had been killed, one badly wounded, and the other two were still serving. Accused had been returned to his mother on compassionate grounds. It was not the usual sly grog case, as the liquor had all been bought by servicemen who consumed it on the premises. "Although I feel 1 should like to extend leniency because of the family's meritorious service, to do so would only allow the evil of sly grog to be carried on," said the magistrate. "We all know that this evil has not yet been stamped out- in Auckland. However, T will take into account accused's military record and impose a sentenco of two weeks' imprisonment." WORKERS' AGREEMENT A new industrial agreement arrived at between the Otahnhn Chemical Manure Workers' Union and the employers was submitted to the Arbitra tion Court yesterday for its approval. Mr. W. Miller appeared for the union ami Mr. W. E. Anderson for the employers. Two matters to which the attention of the Court was specially directed were the week's annual holiday provided for a section of the workers who had not previously had a holiday and an increase in tea money from Is Gd to Is fid. Decision was reserved.