DUNEDIN NEWS.
A FATAL ACCIDENT. £ [By Telegraph—Press Association.] -; Dunedin, last night. At the inquest held on the body of Lee Wah Tie, who died from injuries received while crossing Anderson’s Bay railway crossing, a verdict was returned of accidental death, no blame being attachable io anyone. A FAILURE. At a meeting of the Big Flat Gold Dredging Company it was resolved to go into voluntary liquidation. SUNDAY LABOR. Mr Cruickshank, S.M., gave his decision at Milton to-day in the Sunday labor ease. Wra. Fibbes, contractor, had entered the Fortification coal mine on Sunday to repair a tramway so that time would not be lost on Monday. Tho Magistrate said: —“ The Act does not provide for summarily dealing with workmen for •working on Sunday. The offence under the Act is for employing labor on Sunday, and the Act sets out that if any workman is employed the employer is liable. This man entered the mine with the manager’s permission, and worked at his ordinary duty'at the place where he was required to ha. The mine manager may be liable for employing him, but the workman cannot ba convicted. The information is dismissed."
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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 420, 20 May 1902, Page 3
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191DUNEDIN NEWS. Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 420, 20 May 1902, Page 3
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