The Courts.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 11746, 24 September 1902, Page 5

The Courts.

Per Press Association,

GREYMOUTH, September 23

A second case in counectton with the old age pensions came before the Magistrate's Court to-day, when Joseph Him was charged with making a false declaration by stilting that he had no money, when he had £117 in the Bank of New South Wa/'es. Accused pleaded guilty, and the Magistrate inflicted a> fine of £16, with costs £1 Is. Of the five, £14 consisted of money which had been paid, oven* and above what tihe accused was entitled to. His pension was further reduced to £14 per annumi.

It is understood here that the authorities aie making eveiy effort to bring any similar castes before the Court, and it is hinted tliat one or two more ai*e pending-

TIMARU, September 23,

A daring l'obbery was discovered here last nighit, when the house of the local manager of the New Zealand Shipping Company was broken into and the drawers in the (rooms iiansacked and various articles stolen. The proprietor was absent at the time, and tihe accused, who was arrested last night, admits having slept in the house after partaking of supper in the pantry. Accused! was before the Court this morningl, and was remanded till Monday next.

CHRISTCHURCH, September 23,

The cases againsjb bookmakers foa* alleged breaches of the Gaming and Lotteries Act, by betting in a "place" at Riccarton during tihe Grand Natiotnal week, the "place" allegedly being constituted by tihe erection of an easel and blackboard, were before Mr. Beet-bam, S.M., to-day. John Ross, the first case taken, was convicted and fined £5. The other charges are pro-

ceeding.

At the Magistrate's Court to-day a number of bookmakers -were ciharged with having used tflio Riccarton Racecourse foa' betting purposes <m the occasion of the Grand National meeting. John Ross, Chummey Noel, William Norman, Michael Hislop, Bill Whitta, Robert Fairbairn, and Robert Handcock were each fined £5 and costs.

DANNEVIRKE, September 23.

John Stain was sentenced to three months' imprisonment yesterday for vagrancy. He had1 40 convictions previously recorded against him in all paits of the colony.

ARBITRATION COURT.

CHRISTCHURCH, September 23

The Arbitration Court began its sitting in Christchureh tliis morning. William Sparrow, tailor, of Afiliburtott, was fined £5 and costs for having unlawfully dismissed a "worker while the dispute was

pending.

The Court gave its decision on the point raised by the Typographical Union which clharged Whitcombe and Tombs, the Lyttelton "Tiimies," Chrustchurch "Press1," and Weeks and Co. with a breach of the award given in 1900 fixing the hours a* 48 'and wages at £3. When the Factories' Act was amended in 1901 the hours of women and boys were fixed at 45. The defendants them reduced the hours of all hands in the jobbing departments! to 45, and also reduced tihe wages of journeymen, to £2 16s. 3d. The Court held that though there had been an infringement of the letter of the "award, the circumstances showed there had been no breach of its spirit. The application by the Union for enforcement wa,s therefore dismissed.

Evidence was taken in the dispute brought by the Freezers' Union against tihe two local freezing companies. The Union asked for Is. 3d. an hour and Is. 9d. overtime, double time for Sundays and holidays, equal division of work, no subcontracting to b« allowed, an hour for each meal, no longer time than four hours to be allowed between meals. The taking of evidence will be resumed tomorrow. The President said lie would not fix a time for hearing the dispute between the shearers and .sheep owners. He could1 not say whether or noli the case could be taken before the end of the year. He suggested a conference be held to make arrangements for tihe coming season. The representatives of both sides met and decided to hold a, conference in Christchureh on October 3rd, when the question in dispute will be gone into, and an attempt made to come to an amicable settlement.

TELEGRAPHIC.