BAKERS' INDUSTRIAL AWARDS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2924, 30 March 1910, Page 61

BAKERS' INDUSTRIAL AWARDS.

A'DECISION RECONSIDERED.tt T Ei;LINGTON, March '24. A previously-given decision had to be reconsidered by Mr W. G. Riddell,' S.M., to-day in the case of W. Newton, Inspector of Awards, v. Henry DenharcL baker. Tn this action plaintiff sued defendant for recovery of a £lO fine for a breach of the award. The proseciition was based on the fact that defendant commenced work in his bakehouse at 10- p.m. an the „23rd December so a,s to provide bread for the following four days, which were holidays. At the original hearing the magistrate dismissed the infoi'mation on the ground that there had been no breach of the award under clause 9, which referred to overtime, and that- all overtime had been paid. Plaintiff appealed, and the Arbitration Court held that the effect of the award was to absolutely prohibit any work between 10 p.m. and midnight. The case was referred back to the magistrate, and plaintiff pressed for a fine. The magistrate decided that, if there had been any breach, it was an excusable one, as defendant acted fairly in the matter, and paid each of the workers the correct amount for overtime, He thought it was* a case, even if a breach had been committed, where section 16 of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act should be applied. The information was therefore dismissed. Mr Eindlay appeared for plaintiff and Mr M'Grath for defendant.