BREACH OF INDUSTRIAL AWARD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 214, 3 September 1908, Page 2

BREACH OF INDUSTRIAL AWARD

" TAiLUK-MAUJi » SUITS. By Telegraph-—Pi-css Association. Wellington, Last Night What was described by A 1.7. Le Cren Inspector of Awards, as a serious case of a breach of the tailors' award, was heard by his Honor Mr. Justice Sim and Messrs. S. Brown and J. A. McCulough, m the Arbitration Court to-day. Uause 1 in the award provides that all bespoke work shall be done in the shop ot the employer for whom the same is performed, and for whom or by W uom tne order is taken. Proceedings were taken against Glass and Lewis, tailors uv the Department, on the ground that they had committed a breach of this clause in taking orders from various

persons betnwa/ Juvie and December of. last year, and having the garments made up 111 a factory contrary to tlie award Mr. Levvy, on behalf of the respondent Lewis, stated that the partiroralup bad been dissolved between the two parties. A breach of the award was admitted, but Mr. Glass was the partner really responsible, as Mr Lew| s was always outside travelling" to obtain orders. He would a sk the Court for enicncy, as Mr Lewis was innocent mi the matter. Mr Le Cren described,' tile shop run by the respondents in Taranaki street in the latter half of lflo7 ■is a mere blind. No work was done there Orders were taken for suits, lint all clothes were made in line fnc- I jury. Tn six months, £l7O 14s 3d I had been paid to the factory for the make-up of garments which were sold' as tailor-made. They were taken from the factory m an unfinished condition «.uked. for alteration. He considered 11w T™" u,st ,h,IVO ,w ' l some k "»«'- f.™, ™° proceedings. The Court si, VP" from the Statement of f„ ct made bv the inspector, to behove that a breach had bcei committed wiH ,out the knowledge of Mr. .Lews. He must suffer for w,hat ■ "is partner had done. A fine of £6- t and costs would be imposed