ZOOLOGICAL EMPLOYEES.
THE LIBEL CASE
[Per Press Association.! WELLINGTON, Dec. 2
The case in which Thomas W. Arthur, formerly employed in the Wellington Zoological Gardens, sued Albert E. L. Bertling, ‘keeper of the Zoo, for £5Ol damages, was concluded to-day, after three days’ trial. Plaintiff had resigned from tlie service of the Wellington Cit.v Council to take a -position in the Queensland Botanical Gardens, and defendant had written to J. Beard, secretary of the Brisbane Zoological Gardens, a letter stating p.aintiff had been discharged for incompetence, negligence, and mischief-making. The jury awarded plaintiff £IOO damages, with costs.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2675, 3 December 1909, Page 3
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97ZOOLOGICAL EMPLOYEES. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2675, 3 December 1909, Page 3
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