A CELLARMAN’S WAGES

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11250, 30 June 1922, Page 6

A CELLARMAN’S WAGES

ALLEGED BREACH OF AWARD. THE RIGHT TO REVIEW. At the Alagistrate’s Court yesterday, before Air S. L. Free. S.AL* John Jackson, Inspector of Awards, proceeded against J. A. Robs, proprietor of the Grand Hotel, for the recovery of £l, for employing s oellarman named Colin Smith during the months of Alarch and April at the rate of £2 10s instead of £3 10s per week, thereby committing a breaca of the Wellington Licensed Hotel Employees’ Award. In delivering judgment. Hie Worship stated that tlie parties had been before tile court last February, when the presiding magistrate, in a considered judgment, had held that the evidence did not disclose any breach of tho award. No appeal had been laid against this judgment. Smith was still employed under the same conditions as he had been prior to last February, no change haring been effected in his wages cr .'work. These proceedings had been instituted with a view to obtaining a judgment which disagreed with that already given. ‘ln my opinion, said His Worship, ‘‘l have no right or authority in these proceedings, to question or review the decision already given. This court has declared that Smith’s employment by the defendant is in accordance with the award, under which lie is working, nnd the defendant has the sanction of that judgment. If the Labour Department disagreed with the judgment already given, an appeal should have been earned to a higher court.” Judgment was accordingly given fo> the defendant.