AN ALLEGED BREACH OF BAKERS’ AWARD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2769, 26 March 1910, Page 5

AN ALLEGED BREACH OF BAKERS’ AWARD.

A CHARGE DISMISSED. [Pep, Press Association. 1 WELLINGON, March 24. A previously given deeisoin had to he reconsidered by Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., to-day, in the case of W. Newton, Inspector of Awards, v. Henry Denhard, baker. In this action the plaintiff sued the defendant for the recovery of a £lO fine for a breach of the award. The prosecution was based on the fact that defendant commenced work in his bakehouse at 10 p.m. on the 23rd December, so as to provide bread for the following four days, which wore holidays. At the onginal hearing the Magistrate dismissed the information, on the ground that there had been no breach of the award under the clause which referred to overtime, 'and that all overtime had been paid. The plaintiff appealed, and the Arbitration Court held that the effect of the *awards was to absolutely prohibit any work between 1 p.m. and midnight: The case was referred 'back to the Magistrate, and the plaintiff pressed for a fine. The Magistrate decided that, if there had been any breach, it was an excusable one, as the defendant acted -fairly in the matter and paid each of the workers the correct amount for oventime. .He thought it was a case, even if a breach had been committed, where section 16 of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act should be applied. The information iwas therefore dismissed. Mr. 'Findlay appeared ior the plaintiff, and Mr. McGrath for the defendant.