DISMISSED THE SERVICE.
CLAIM WH COMPENSATION. (Pun Press Association*.)- . Wellington, May 31. \n action against the Crown by Witur Broad . Keynokhv,- late landing v-'-itcr for the-Customs Department at Auckland, for .-£3OOO damages tor alinpnrod this afternoon before Ins Honor Mr Justice Sim and a common jury qt tvelve. The 'ease' c?,me ' before the Cmiri' as a petition under ±lii> Crown l Mr R- "B: Williams, with< hint' Sir f; 11 I'ell, appeared for Mr Reynolds, >;iil Mr J. W.. Salinoiul (SolicitorJennral), with Him • IVls' A. ' \V> Blair, i'or Hie Crown. ..';.' 'l'. .'.•' ; '.. J . Tie petitioner, in his statement ot claim, set forth that he had boon 'nv-tiie miblic service some tweri€y r six'. : year's; V-id tiiat at the time of his dismissal oh December 14th, 1909,1'Jie was ii> receipt or i.salp.rv of £3OO per year. "Ori.Juub Ist. "i'iwO," owing to ifi-health, he.wcnt f.. Anckhiiid (allegedly witlibuf. leave) i:n.l»r medical and on J.nno'l6th he was suspended, and a letter was sent to him from the Collector, of .Custbins at Wellington, charging, him 'with-being •>!>-vni from.duty without leavejrwjth insobriety,-and.iwith disobedience'of or-. {!<>r?. A bo?.rd of iriqiiirjv con'sisting.of Moss re -T. A. Huttbn'Vand. W.' Boiylesj reported on his case fii July,, and as c a i (ink of their .report petitjoneryiyas. cfi&ni.issed from, the public _soryice. ; . ''.On Pot-ember 14th petitioned urged*' that the sitting of the'board was illegal, arhd not consonant with "natural justice. In consequence of .His dismissal, hi 3 h'-alrb hsvl suffered, and lie had also' lost his claim to compensation.';'- - For the defence, it was "denied that the inquiry was void, but on the-con-trary was a proper inquiry^. jit'was also contended that the petitioner was guilty ;>f the - charges: oriaelo. against him, and was" therefore rightly 'dismissed the service, but, as the petitioner complained that he had not had a sufTicicnt: inquiry Govejiiment -offered hiui a neu inquiry, which was refused. The ease had not concluded when the Court rose- for tho day.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10781, 1 June 1911, Page 1
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322DISMISSED THE SERVICE. Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10781, 1 June 1911, Page 1
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