NEW ZEALAND NEWS (By Telegraph-Press Association.)

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1722, 12 April 1913, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS (By Telegraph-Press Association.)

ENTRY ON PREMISES & BOOKS. QUESTION OP ""NOTICE." Auckland, April fl. Mr. Judge Cooper's considered judgment in the action, Francis May, l'\ Subritsky, lieckton nud Co., v. William Sefton, was f delivered in the Supreme Court this morning. The allegation was that defendant and his servants, acting for Sargood, Son, and Ewen, wrongfully entereil business premises at Awanui, belonging to plaintiffs, and wrongfully took possession of plaintiffs' stuck Hint trade and privuto documents, under a warrant of execution issued from tho Magistrate's Court at Auckland. The question at law was whether sufficient notice of the action had been given by plaintiffs. Tiio judgment on which the warrant was issued' was against an entirely different firm, with which plaintiffs wero quite unconnected. His Honour's judgment stated that a person aggrieved had a right of action by reason of any irregularity in the mode of executing a warrant for any special damago, but must giv<s defendant at least 0110 month's notice in writing of such action and tlio cause of action, and defendant might thereupon tender .amends, Such sufficient notice had beca given. Defendant jvas ordered to pay (ho costs of tlio legal argument (seven guineas) and Court fees. GAS WORKERS. CONDITIONS IN AUCKLAND. Auckland, April . 11. The dispute between tho Auckland GaS Company and its maintenance department (buruer-cleancrs and mcter-waterers) was heard bel'oro the Arbitration Court today, Mr. Justice Sim presiding. Mr. Arthur Kosscr'appeared for tho employee! and Mr. Grosvenor represented tlio company. Mr. Eosser stated that, as a result of a conference between the parties, certain points had been, settled, but there still remained the questions of wages, hours of work, 1 preference, and tho term of tho award to bo decided. A longer luncli hour was also wanted, the present period only extending for half an hour, and it was desired that, instead of leaving off at 10 o'clock on Saturday. 12 noon should bo the time to cease work. After evidenco had been taken, Mr. Grosvenor-said that tho company asked for the right to employ youths for maintenance work. . Ho contended that the wages of tho company,' as far as youths were concerned, compared moro than favourably with the wages paid in other trades. Providing that work was started a quarter of an. hour earlier, tho company had no objection to granting fortylivo minutes instead of thirty minutes for lunch. Although it might appear that the company's wages were less than those of an artisau, it must, be remembered that tho work in the maintenance department was of a very light nature. Mr, Eosser drew attention to tho factthat all of liis witnesses were physically, robust. Tho company was a very wealthy' one, and could afford to pay the increases. The Court intimated that it would tak* timo to consider tho matter. LAD'S ACT IN EMERGENCY. ' Wanganui. "April 11. A lad named Kay Purser, twelve year# of age, was responsible for a very bravo net a couple of. days ago which further demonstrated tho value of life-saving instruction. A perambulator, with, a young child therein, was pushed down tho side of a hillock by some mischievous children, with tho result that it was precipi. tated into .Virginia Lake. Young Purser .at once went in after tho child, and, though tho water was very deep, he succeeded in releasing tho infant from tha perambulator, and brought it ■ back ■ to safety. As an indication of what ho had to go through, it may bo stated that the perambulator was not recovered till next day. when it was fished out of thirty feet of water. 1 Purser •recently , received a certi- " Hcato for life-saving; V : • - - CEASED PUBLICATION. : ' Whang'arci, April Hi Tho "Mail," hitherto published as an evening paper here, announces to-night that it lias ccascd - publication. 'lhe "Mail" now becomes incorporated in the "Northern Advocate." ._•* ) tax 'Motor-cars? : Invcroargilli April 11. The Southland County Council,has approved of tlie-adoption of some method;of taxing motor-cars and motor-cycles for th# upkeep of roads. ST. HELIER'S BAY FIRE. Auckland, April 11. Fire at St. Helier's Bay last night destroyed a nine-roomed dwelling owned and occupied by Captain S. Caulton, together with tlio contents, Tho house was insured for X 350, and the furniture for XBOO. BRIEF MENTION. Ashburton, April 11. Leslie Kidd was to-day fined JCSO on' a charge of keeping liquor for sale. FARM DRAYS & COACH AWARD. s Ch'i'istchurch, Anril 11.; Tho Arbitration Court has declined, in the absenco of information, to Bay whether the building of farm'drays can be considered coachbutlding under the coachbuilders' award. A local firm of implo-ment-makers was proceeded against for a breach of tho award in paying loss than tha award rate to hands employed in mak-, ings drays. Tho question, at. issuo wno submitted to tho Court, which has advised au. application for an interpretation. DREADNOUGHT & TRAIN FARES. ; Rotorua, April, 11., The llotorua School Committee last night received a letter from the. District Traffic Manager stating that school eicursion fares ill connection *with tho battleship's visit "would be Os. for pupils ami teachers. It was considered that the Department was not encouraging \ the children to malco the trip, as tho fares were Is. 9d. more thaii that for cMldren at ordinary excursion rates, and tho attitude of the Department was characterised as imposing: dnothcr penalty on country settlers. • It was refolved to communicate with tho Minister for Railways and Doi<mco urging that special concession! should he granted.