PROPORTION OF APPRENTICES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1725, 16 April 1913, Page 7

PROPORTION OF APPRENTICES.

■■■■v - 4 —_—. ■ INTERESTING DECISION.' r .. (By Telesraph.—Press AesoolatUflU Dunedin, April 15. v' Mr. H. Y. Widdowson, S.M., gjive judg,'ment to-day .in. the case. Inspector of Awards.v. George Moody,.'in which .£lO , was claimed from the defendant, in that . from January 30 to, March 5 he ,did employ two apprentices to two journeymen, such proportion of apprentices : being . greater tnan that stipulated by 1 tho' ' . award. , Tho magistrate said the defendant was carrying bn business iis a hair-. . dresser at two places. in \Princes . Street. .. He was employing altogether five joiirney- . men, and tw<f .apprentices and-the question arose whether: the defendant was restricted under the . award to the prescribed number of journeymen and appren- '. .tices at each place of business, or whe-. ther the thing applied generally over both, places. Sinco lie had been considering the matter Mr. Holldws had 6ent , 4;Jiim an authority by; . the Arbitration ;; Court; which was on all. fours' with this " : case.'held that the'shops were not ■ to be treated .separately under the award, itnd taking 'two places together the de- . ' • fendanfc lad. no more apprentices than ' " lie'was entitled to'.' ' . ' Judgment would be for. the defendant.