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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1405, 3 April 1912, Page 5

Tho case in which Mr. Le Crcn (Inspector of Factories) claimed to recover from the Wairarapa Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association the sum of ,£lO as a penalty for a breach by the association of Clause 4 (a) of tho Wellington Grocers' Award was again before the Magistrate's Court yesterday. 'Tho case was originally heard beforo Dr. M'Arthur, who decided in favour of the defendants, and that decision was the subject of an appeal to the Higher Court, which allowed the appeal, and remitted the ra-e to his Worship. Yesterday, Dr. M'Arthur convicted the defendants, and indicted a fine of 10s., which, he remarked, was a nominal penalty.

An application was made to tho City Engineer recently by a firm purveying some kind of theatrical entertainment, for permission to carry out what is known as a "hypnotic drive" through the streets of Wellington, wherein it is proposed that a person hypnotised should drive a vehicle through the streets of the city and endeavour to locate some hidden article. The engineer commented on the application as follows: "There have previously been some complaints niado of this narticular form of entertainment, or, T should say, udvorti-omenl. and the do-ei.-iuti of the council should he given." The council did give n decision—they refused permission.

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