LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13784, 9 September 1915, Page 6

LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(Per Press Association.)

AUOKLAND, this day. '■ To-day's Sharemarket sales were : — Waihi 35s 6d, Auckland Gas (paid up) 28s 6d. ' "

DUNEDIN, this day,

A case part - heard on August 19, before Mr. Widdowson, S.M., m which the Typographical Union sued the Daily Times and Witness ' Company for i.lO alleged breach of award, was proceeded with this morning. Tlie ca_je involved payment to the operators foi* blocks. At the outsit Mr Callan, for the union, handed the Magistrate a written protest against the Magistrate having, since last hearing.", visited / the Times ' linotype room, accompanied by Mr Fen wick. Counsel claimed that lie should have been notified. He submitted that it was unfair that one party should not have had an equal opportunity with the other of .explaining the works and directing attention to the points supporting its own contention. The Magistrate, after reading the protest, said: "It is a mistakeh idea altogether, but if you think that, I shall not proceed further." He further explained that nothing transpired during the visit prejudicial to the union's case. He thought the protest uncalled for. Mr Fen wick endorsed the Magistrate's explanation. Tlie Magistrate said that proceedings would be begun de novo before Mr Bartholomew, S.M.