FAKED WAGES BOOK.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12825, 26 July 1912, Page 2

FAKED WAGES BOOK.

(Per Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, last night

"I propose to show that this time and wages book is a specially faked one," said Mr'Gbhns,' InsjJ'eii'tor of Awards, when prosecuting , Ll ! rflSiidkolo, restaur-ant-keeper of Auckland, before Mr C. C. Kettle, -Si.M:,,; v tOrday foi ; a ' breach* Y of. fthe*''\ActrinHthatA he^lfailed' to keep- a 'wages and overtime' book*. 7 ■ ■*' ' .' The" Inspec'tbr of A*w&ds in evidence stated that he had called at the restaurant "a*ri ! d 'had asked Yt6"T se/e ' defendant's Jtime and tyages bocflc.Y^ltYhad not "been yroduce'd, but had been' shb^h ' t6 h'ihi at a later date. He -Svoi-ld ••call, two employees tip prove that -the. book had been ijburcliased after hir first: -Visit,' and 'the entries $\it in bef6*re" ? his -second' visit. It would be '*see"n ! \fy' r'efei'ence to the book th&t a mi&t&keYhftd ?been made* in its " coffipila-fcitm; aV-- ' tsh-J * '.employees I ; ''. in question were given cf edit- ~iqr'; having ' vorked a week before -their engagement ■comm'ehced, 'Ovliile'the last "week of their employn^ftt .hM'/beejfi 'lbrj-ptten. 7 At this stage counsel /or defendant intim^i , ed v tha l t^ne lJ *'would plead guilty,* and the employees were not called upon to give evidence. A fine of- £2ff^as imposed,' the magistrate stating th'afc'the bffehcb was a very serious ojie indeed.., A Elvidence had been *manufactux6d'fbr I til4 ? ■ purpose of deceiv"ing the inspector /:and therefore it was a case for an exemplary fine,. ..'...