IN DEEP WATERS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 618, 22 September 1909, Page 4

IN DEEP WATERS.

&i%4&?&££&'#'"'';-\~V!St""- : .! ".■" Y ; ; :V' ; - s '■''/ ANT) {t^MAOKTBATE;;:';: ;|y ; ;; fi.!* : .-Vvv'V-ili-;'tlie--ÜBgUttate'B Conrt' yesterday, before ftMrV S.JI-.: the. Wellington-Fur-ij;r -.Union'-'lndustrial Union of ft' against AVm. Hoylcmd and J-.fi:'- ,';,-Co.' a penalty.for two; alleged ;:-".'.breaches bf'the Furniture Trades' Award. Tho i-'.v;;r'; : -;;valleßb4 ! breacheß' : wero; (1) That tho-.defeudant '.'?':.■•''■?.,company,.'.dnring : {lie period between February Aagust:l r " 1909, -employed one Llowelivn fT-.- 1 -;; '.s - Deslandesasan apprentice, without having.him' «■■-■■-:■;: properly indentured;.(2) that,during the.:month,', ii'Ai't ■■':'.'.•:■ of July, :ISO9, thoy> did -employ one , Harry pv :: iK&: Anslow.&t , cabinetiwofk, and .paid him only 'Is., t'lii-'t. 'iVJ'per hoUr,-instead:of Is. 33d, ;ns'required by the 'J-'r'iiV'.; ! ',award; ':"Mv.-- MorinrtyV seerotary,;. appeared for .s-,;:;, , , ■ ~'. th a plaintiff union, and 'Mr, iHcrdman for the iffi.''ft■'■: defendant• company,. .l v -r. :v : -.-' ; : : . ;:•'•.;•> , :.\■;-;.. >:":, K'-'.'-E■.■?■;■.• :.;:;;The'.uniouv.eecfotary: experienced some difu-. HSIJ.Ki-'iulty.'. in.;, conducting, his. oase,;:Mr.. I Herdman &':••;.:'• stutine, , atone period,-' that ho.had not intor-!f'r/-C.:,: : -,rnpledhim-whea:KeVwaßiiitrodnoing irrelevant eV»H'.v'.,.V , i'- ; .-:Syidence; : becaiise , he.. l w6i>ld ,; bji7e to havobeen. Pj:??t> 'x.'.'-onftontly; objeoting.'~•^^Tho': s ecretary.;,wns'also f'JSfev'.'-ifflvised.by/the inagistrato W "get a email book P';?}.-!i"-.'.Vp-m:.'evid9nce."-,-V: , -■.-■;■;,;.;,;■:■;.;;:::;.;■.;■... .-. : v:'" fcS'ii-.:;''nVv..-The':' : first"..'wita'eM.;call6d<.Ti:as .Ernest■•Berna-. i^ S , ' , '."•' ,: iconi, who*..said/fnat,-he.'had been;.-in- , -.the.-.em-' |X*ii;.v-;:B'ioy..of;Mefendants,for,..thirco;.pr four-.years.'-p.i. : ;\>lf:3ilr.'Herdman objected' to,.this witness's evife?';;y.: eince it : did not refer, to' period'mon-f'?-i"; V'=-=-' : * tioned in the statement of claim;; ■In answer fe^;;;'-:.;.- / , ,t6'}.'qne3tione.'.iby:---ilr.'..-lloriarty;'- : witness'said [vVi '.:-.\; that", ia' - qotjlcl- not -/etate; dennitely\,whether g.S;'i ; .;-'-i--:'-'hie'"nad'"!leftfi before .or ■ after: February,: 1309, i'S-S'-.f:. Ed. .his vWdrehip ruled : that: the evidence waa vS:^'>v;inadniissible; ! .''>v'.;.--V ■.;■.'-.-.' ■■>•; ,■'••.•■: '.v , . , ■:.;-, •'-. ; f<'?fi;^S ; r. P'ohqrd^ sii : ':ii''- i;, ;.Boid;:that.ho had been .'employed by defendants' fclv: J- , ;- pdlishing^all-classostof-furniture. , .■Hβ!had seen. S:;,;.rv. ; ' , An'slow',andil)eslandes engaged .on.cabinet .work K'';v:; : V : -."' : .iin. defendarits'iiacbry.'', v . ' ; ■i.; : -"- i ":- , - i ' i '.'-." >; < , •' &:'>A.-.'- : '.-:Vfv ft-.* V ,: ->'' ':•'ipet-'lwoi'k? -.'.-I , :; , -1 v.WJsfi.r' : - V->v. ■• ■.:- "•::,'■' -.-■; tev-y lour:WorshipV'l."must ask Mr. F;: i ! ';*v >:'Hcrdman ; to-define, what'ho Jconsidera'shpp-fit- , : fe':'S,;;:;:tings.to;:be,^..;^'j'- ; . :^v-'-;:':f;: :'■', ■■\;^:"--- ; :,>< p£ x :>v*/■ Mr.; ; llerdma¥: If'l make.amistake.his Wor-, J; ! ;?V-' >'..' /ship jwill; correct me. ■I^-.- , -''.*-''-".'.'.'--: ■•■V^. -: ; ":-"''■';":•'. m '■ i& ';■; 'Mr, : Moriarty i :But. - your,'.Worship-~-.'i ;''':£ ; pf.::7v f .'' c vri".is 'Worship:: Please ;; ".:,'■:. ;:::;, ■ KS'. ■?■■-■.-'pereons!;npt r inithe^professiQn.to appear,'ihiheso iVfc'.h Vr.Cifslee. , :--;'!-'- , ..-: :•'-; "■/'■Au'-'- -;!'\W^.'"'.'i , ./V*'i"'.: ■"■"- : - ;, -- : ; ;Moriarty::.l;objectJ6tronglyr i -r'' '■;'.';•';':''i v , ';;His;Wof3hip: r WUrypu eitMpwn? , :f.-'" ; .';■,:. K.::.!, : :':T;.'.::Albert Stephen■Citllen'.'another'.'poUslier, also feji-;..Btated that lio'had seen 1 Anslow and. , Beslandea i'■&'.£■'■ i;empioyed 'an - l cabinet-work;'; ! '. : .-'-'Vi-W. , :;y.) 1 ' , 1 had been' TerWlittlci. f'^:'-. ;: ; ( : ; reabinetiwork .done at Hoyland's. during ihe last' h:v;f;: : :.'-; , ' :/ * e . w '.months, ?•;':■'*•..:"■■:>;*■:;:■■'':-'-x.> ,-r'v'' : . ■::;:•■ pi'V'-^"' , - 4 - 1 c aMnet-taaker,\' Kreisag.V.stated ,, that p;.v:: : A-::: : xshowcaS9'-makin(5:was v classed 'as cabinet.-work, 1 p.-.':-^':"^;pnt , .'.-iii'i; , cTosMkanSfsLtttaon > .'?by-'j , . i, Mr.' : Herdman : f ; f:;te/:j;yitnpssiadmitted that.he:kilew:;nothing ot, what ter;.:>.-.':.; went':on-.''in .Hoylatid'e '.f ■.":.',.,:. : ?,. ,j fe"V r; ;'?i,? no W^-t-it:/';-: , Bros-.'stated: that'-.no- joiner '-ever 2 employed- a fe=■;';:'::polisher;;O:'7^:'■ <i:,i' , :^f',i',y..■■ff:i;\4> i .:,'', .'vV';:.-. : y.: fc- ■'?';'■ .-v : -^Cross-examined! by Mlri ; Herdmari.i' he , said ffi'?fti'*that'a.man : whp i in England {:>':;;' : ';,':'iOn. sho'p-fittihg;''iji^f-'NewrZealand-.had , worked' carpbntcra': and;ijoiners'4award;j ,j. i'"';vK-'K';''"j'Mr.-Jlfop(irty'"-yfiiiliied' , .'to-realc''.'th'e witness : a s**Vi ; : ;i -<i urther, ■ h'is . ield: :that;W/^';:.itwas.irreleja'rit.;;; .K'•-;■;:; :'- : 'iy } ;■'■''■■'■;,^: : -': :: -i-\ v' i :'V--iT.;:^..Mr.; ! . ; MpTjdTty.iprotc3tedr I ?™!^ , ?*''-'?^'''" , '' l ' ,lß * ,lsß '!'''''''-'' , * , ' 1 *:£>A-i''-h4'-''l' .' W%9 :'v Mpriarty :i'But; :yj»njf-WpfsKiprr- 1 :■ JS :: ■' f*v:w"A^i;;Hls^pfship:,^ott,might•get! : a-βmaU bobk'on' k'&^'v^eyidencej.i'fi;;;^' '&.'!?■£!< : !&--rj£^'&}Z,':-i£'■'•:.;■'-p^;s; : :^^:'/;^hetf-Uho; , ;la3t::.of^hiß;'wiraesa'e3: :^h, B'-'- : :r y : .;':;;.Wl« d .'"Mry:Mpriarty wontjinto the.'.box to-put |%S->-" : ' .eyidenc%',bnt: hla , 'Worship drilled'' fc©SV' , :' , t,tli»t the.;letter , ,whs not/relevant.'•'•:>.'.-' ; >.-.-'W:;; ;; -:.. ''■:: JW;'crpss-raimination^ J by^Mr.'Herdraan/'iMr;'. '?.'',•-.'':-v.'-;if Moriarty! .tKofi ; stated that the, -lebonr-Se'part i?'©' : C.¥'. m ent- ! -defendant's premises,'.buff did , feU',''; J . : : not. , refuse/^ &-S'"/.'i-;:. : -:Mdy:rai$ ! (thhtyijTihder;.tKe. 'circumstances: it> p/f'->vfo*ould ; be';' futile"- toVproseifnte.'.viHe'i'wa'Hte'd'ito l£. \p'i':-A : 'say.':.tbjat>ihe-..EabpHr: Dep.ar.tm£in.t , .sad: refused which' ':,\ haoVEubs,oqui!ntly: been won': byy tho union. ;; In. w£?i, matter; was likelyitp,go further, apd |i:;--5I: J-.'fofm' the.'etibjert: of a/Ministerial -inquiry.i■ ' r 'ii'. : ;-::Herdman;.rdised ,,; :a ; $#'i |pr; the plaintifisL h«d. ; Jailed Ho. prove; piSy.Vu'/rthat.'thpfeprdce'edingii had,■beeh:authorised at ,, |;it*"-V'yßectioiL'iC',Section It, <of -.the:lndustrial'Con-l>V-:d'Sv^O?-'-sThe>defence,:;apart ! frpih : this, f i-iS-V- I ' , - s^o^ 4be7:;that: the.-- work .idone.'.by. defendants tAA-pK:''. , >fas distinct. ffpm'Vcabinpt, .and''"alsα l i;:;■?: : ;'?^^,vP 6n tit; was":true , '.that defendants tii-'f- f : ,v''" a !i- b? 00 .. joined ! as'a : :party ■•. to: the':Furniture }-J! , i:'rJ : . ; f. i -" , .Triides ! 'AweTd/end'.thtttthey had'aanufflptured prvSi'B^itoni^are^b'nt;the. wirk'- : dphe i B'^'fciV;'i^asi:So;,smaU,'that ..they.'could-not li;s/.'i;'vi; as'furnitnre manufacturers.V'-The-worlc which I were ! ,'. substantially ••: employed i in SJ^K-^'K carrying: ; oufc';ranstvbe:vhcld^to '■'■ Ij'&i , vS4 nd ,^ oun ? o VSi : intention;would / -be;that if they-i Ifo; , were: subject I f rvii';: ;fe joiners'.".. When-the Labour-Department had Sfr>ftvi' inspected,defendants , ; ■ factory,. they- had ■ riven v...-i.: I ;-: r >' , fcv v^l4 - establishment.^-jCounsel wasNthen .'proceedinc to 'i WV; y-fc' c.auc'evidencei-i when ;his.i Worship stated "that' »V:-s; : :liko>jto;:h'ear; Mr:i; ; MoriaTty;?on:-.the! fW;7v.sb«noti-Buit point .-raised.,' -'Aβ :Mr., ; Moriarty: coul'd' {:>'. j'A-:: I .v:';no(i;..produce: a'.copy of:.'.the' , , - his :nonßnifed iplaintiffs 'with .coats,