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Otago Witness, Issue 4032, 23 June 1931, Page 67

A workman, H. S. Tennant, at Wellington o n Tuesday' last, claimed £93 IBs from Jenkins and Mack, Ltd., in respect of injuries received when he was struck by a chisel which fell 100 feet from a plumber above at the New Commercial Travellers’ Chib building. Mr E. Page, SAI., classed the accident as similar to the spilling of a cup of tea or an ink bottle—one of those accidents liable to happen at any time, and not necessarily entailing negligence. He did not think there was any negligence on the part of the contraetprs of their servant, and gave judgment for the defendant firm.

With respect to the decision of the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Societyregarding the lifting of the embargo on fishing worm bait in the Opihi River, Mr C. H. Coxhead informed a representative of the Titnaru Herald that he was opposed to worm and creeper bait, and the intention of his motion with regard to lifting the embargo was that if it was to be lifted at all it should be above the Pleasant Point bridge. On no account would he favour either forms of bait below the bridge.