AN IMPORTANT POINT.
(JPer Press Association.) CHRISTCftURCH, May 14. An important question, which affects many employers and 'employees in New Zealand, also the interpretation of the clauses of many legal documents, came before Mr Justice Herdman in banco < this morning, being t>n appeal made by the Labour Department against the decision of Mr Day, Stipendiary Magistrate ot Timaru, interpreting the meaning of the word "evening" in section 25 of the Shops and Offices Act.
In a case in Wellington, the Chief Justice ruled that "evening" means "after the time of sunset." Later, the War Regulations Act interpreted evening as "the time of day not later than 5 o'clock in the afternoon."
The Department took action against a Timaru firm for keeping their premises open after 7 o'clock, and Mr Day dismissed the case on the grounds that the interpretation in the War Regulations Act does not override the Chief Justice's decision.
After hearing argument, his Honour reserved judgment.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17571, 15 May 1919, Page 7
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158AN IMPORTANT POINT. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17571, 15 May 1919, Page 7
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