MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue 13905, 5 November 1919, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COUR T

THIS li.\V. (Helen- Mr .(• It. Rua1i,.!,.;,,., Separalion 11,,],, lioberl Meltii.le v :l . ...;„. hearinr ol 111.- , I|,l„:„.' |.! , IK-U.l.er 1 u ben a s.-,, :l ~,;„„, ; - made a ( .:auisl Inm in ~,,„,, belli Mellllde. >e, v, 1,,,,,, \,,!\ On,ley appeared. IK „/,!' } thai :. leU.-I ( piodll, , ,|-, u ,„„,« ll.l\e l.n-ell pill I" a-. -\;,|. n,., toriu.-r lie;iriiij; had n„; 1,,,,.',' : ' He had been unable ;,. dale ol the adjoiirne,! li. :„;„.;" edin. Tl„- le.ter u„ r.,,.i. Wllliess bad lieeii eiv,.,.,. vu .;' Maoist rale said ll.a. I.e-ui;," be alraid of him and v.i 1,,,,, milled having s| nil .'u ],,,. 'j trale said ihai il ua ,),,,, ,j n , • unsafe lor her l-o liv,- nlil, i,;,"^" ! was ordeved nol t,. ;C ,i n.-.-ir' |, ' maiutenanee was n,d;,-,l |, Y .], by nor relatives-. ' «

-Hreaili el Aiviml. The liispeeter ol l-'a,-tori... , and Olli.es. Mr V. .1. Mount) ' ceodeil against Hie W.nh o t '• Coinpauy (.Mr V. W. (lu-A-y) breaeb of tho New /,• iHnj l( | yirapliieal aw-ard. in that lu- jj ploy an apprentice. t'l.u,-i) r „ \ from November 1, 1',)17 ia \,,„ 1»1», to loam Hie tin,.],- ii lh | j to eomplete the duty m said Claveiu-e lb'own lb,- urni,, to perforin as n duly i-niu-u-uiii,, part '2 of the awaul. T|„, | n , claimed -CUI damai:e< |,„- ,|, ( , Clareiu-o .las. Hi-onii -t;iu-d t was employed as an appri iilicdefendanl Company ;m M ,„„,. linotypisl, appivniieed hv,> v,- ;l , Mr T)au wn.s I'o'viiian nlim in, „ gilded, and be put linn ,i| „„,,,, ( a platen print inn marl Sum wards ho found mil, h\ hi, j, l( | papers i hat. ii nas not pun ~| |,j. His tlnties «iv.'ii liiin m f„, swe<>piu|'; tip the lloor, ih-iuin,, || from under the linotypes, lirmp to the macbiues. Imiliiii' i- M \ look litre,- hours, soine|i m ,, s (| |( . a week), elearinji; the iii:ii| | w ruiiiiinn inessanes. Aliinit cmo-1 his lime-was spent in ninninj. ],, and odd job>. Kiohl up in An R of this ,£oar be bail put in his own work, but twu-iliirih time wen- put in mi tin- plm, chine. , After the lni-iii-iter , ; i|| ( before the Tuion scvivtiirv ,■■,■ put. in about, two am) 1 in.-.--, hours as a compositor. 11,- ~», set up a, card with assisting. \ Puddiek wa'- ;i coiiipiisiini-. I printing on the cylinder minlim Arthur Henry George llruuii, turo dealer, lallier of tin- l,mi i stated tliat lie liad agreed wild that, tho boy should lonin lln-1 and compositing trade. 11,-)i a told by both Messrs Diixlh tu ,i thill- 'lds boy would In- nowl trade. They had mini.' no rat regarding him. To Mr Ongley : Witness ImJ n complaints, though the Iwy ii { him he was learning nnlhiiiK.

To Mr Mount-joy: On soma siotis tho manager bad assun-dlii he would teach the buy.

AYilliain Janus RuiMiik, compositor at the Times, oflici l , that he had started oil' wi'luli pony live years ago. AH or flat was put on three months' pn after which he stinted on Hiims away. Ho could set up a on, couplo of months from tho; started on it. He could not-ii Drown doing any sol. work ri started. He seemed lo lie ,iu-t about the place. When uiltii wont there I hen? was a tna'.'liiii when he left witness did it iil chining now and then. Lewis Frederick Brookor. an tice to the linotypes awl I'omp stated that he hud boon eiiiplc the Times Company Ii your-, done luiudsettiiii; mul 1 work. Ho had done i«'u compositing and had tlirn pub on the linotype.-, on only lie now worked. Ho kin* and had seen him cleaning 'P *1 and round the. machines and alu ing on the jobbing machine, wli not part of his work. About ago he saw Brown at I lie oaw. George Stvpheii .10ne.,, printer Ouniani Mail OHiee, whore, uii'o months ago he vorltcil <■■< i printer, said he *upon i.siJ ijii ing of boys nt I heir -'rado. AMf months' probation, an appi'iiinVt linotypes was put For \!i '"'"> tho case before beilitf iiiif uiitl types. As soon as w boy ~' , |> he was put on the case. IV «" consider it a fair thin;: to put I on nothing but odd job:s. t-lj" course a boy vie- oxp.oied to lit' while learnin;.-; his trad.'. "I Mr >»J need instruciion. A boy ol iivi'j telligeiice. should ;■■:> t u|' ■' ~;inl months from reprint oo|iy. Mr Mouiiciu.y said 'l'" l ' '•"' ' ing t-he boy Drown had 'l.'"!'" ? dor the letterpress niai-linn-i--It. seemed ic be the eiis.low "' " to distribin.e Murk anient; al'l' which did not, conn- under Oio of the trade lo I"«'l» l |l '. v ." denturcd. ,M the ni>t mi<'<- <; specter, Mr Doyl Manli •' vear had given furniiil noli'eoi einploMiu in as a ■•oin|io,itortice 'He road -odious "I ll "' showing ihai. dill'erein a««r;l< '- 1 the lell.-rpr.-.-s inaeliini-ls ■' tvpographienl ini.lo. II"" >" stated ••prinloi- (1 ir>ol.v)h- o|i.'i.o compositor)." but the Iwy llul months \Misling bis time t<> venienoe ..I' the Company- , Mr tlnglev -aid ill", 1 . l 1"' , put on 111.- pi inline imiolinto I'M and if wa: ly after iro'il.lo «;' that Ih.- somewhat nidislin''".nature of Ihe trade the boy ■ posed lob« learning «»- ,I,h, ' M - , sideratioii. r l lie al Holes uol>'. f Iv worded. Sinee ihe .■ii.|«'r> had don- l-lie «ork ol »'•' n/ which be wished I" he aPI" The Magi Mi-ale ~, .ha. » no doubt- b;. Ihe ! ' l 'i , "„'; ~'„,,, indenture, which -b"«' !.''',; positor and linotype "I" 1 ', , the trade thai Urowii wa- "' . uol thai of a 1.-llerpn- '•;•;• of a tyi-ographer. Prtn " «' ly a general torn., and > _ , might be misleading. •"" ; :, dili.m in brackets. H"' ';' Jd plain. The Company »»- ;„,! jiivjuK no.ioeot >i»' f :;i'f;;„ „ lu i when ':! il ';:' s V,':, l ,"i. n* •vomposnor «as '•.'• ll ~, ti>eineiit for ill". •'Wl ,r '''." ,-,.;, iigiwnieiil with I'"' "'','. -,- pnried i hi-- " «f '' k ''.'l/.-o deuce Hurt die lad «•'.- '_';'V : i oousi.lerable period as -_ . ; lh.v. Siir ■'"' l ' 1 , 1 "" -.i ii -, .erhoi. manor- !•."' ;,;.. ( ,„,. ,; N v,,,,-.' appionti"-';.' .; \\>n- it. might hj" ' l,,|J "". , ;.^-..

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