CLAIM FOR SALARY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17227, 5 April 1930, Page 4

CLAIM FOR SALARY

UNITED PARTY ORGANISER AN AUCKLAND ACTION There was no appearance of either party in the Magistrate's Court in Auckland on Thursday when a claim bv Harold Arthur Charles Davy, formerly organiser for the United Political Party in the Auckland district, was set down for hearing. The claim was for £4O, comprising wages, which were alleged to be due lo plaintiff for his work as organiser. Defendants were .1. Trevithick, T. P. Halpin. H. J. Nelmes, A. E. Buckley, J. A. Woodall, and F. H. Burbush, all of Auckland, and Joseph Rea, of Papakura.

Plaintiff's claim stated that, at the request of defendants, he had rendered his services as organiser to the Auckland division of the United New Zealand Political Organisation 'at an agreed salary of £5 a week, and that there was due and owing to plaintiff £4O, comprising £ls arrears of salary on December fi, 1920, and five weeks' salary to January 10, 1930, amounting t0,£25.

The claim was filed by Messrs. Morison, Spratt, and Morisou, solicitors, of Wellington, and prior to the hearing of the case, which had been adjourned from last month, Mr. Keegan, solicitor, of Auckland, reached an agreement with defendants for payment, of the full amount.

The case was struck out by Mr. McKcan, S.M., in the court when there was no appearance of the parties,