DAIRY FACTORIES ACT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23511, 27 May 1938, Page 6

DAIRY FACTORIES ACT

AN IMPORTANT APPEAL FAR-REACHING EFFECTS (Peb United Press association) NEW PLYMOUTH, May 26. A matter of great importance to the dairy industry of the Dominion, and one having far-reaching effects, if the magisterial judgment at New Plymouth is upheld, came before the Chief Justice (Sir Michael Myers) m the Supreme Court this morning, and on the joint application of the parties Sis referred to the Full Court of Appeal for argument in Wellington next The case was an appeal by Rsvcy Smith, manager of the Waitoitoi Dairy Factory against the judgment of Mr W. H. Woodward, S.M., at New Plymouth, in convicting him of a breach of the Factories Act Amendment, 1936, by employing a worker on seven days a week instead of six between August 11 and September 29, 1937. When the appeal was mentioned this morning Sir Michael Myers asked the parties to consider whether the case was of sufficient importance to refer tO M? e j. F F U B C Stevenson (Wellington) said the decision affected all companies. but particularly some 60 factories which, if the judgment was sustained would be involved In an additional ’payment of £25,000 a year, and their method of working would have to be reorganised. Mr R. H. Quilliam, representing the respondent, agreed on the importance of the case, and it was accordingly referred to the Full Court.