DELIVERIES AFTER HOURS
COAL DEALERS CONVICTED. AUCKLAND. October 2. Several coal and firewood dealers were prosecuted in the Magistrate’s Court on charges of failing to observe the statutory half holiday. An inspector of factories said that all the defendants had been detected delivering orders after 1 p.m. on Saturdays, contrary to the provisions ol the Shops a,nd Offices Act. The Act regarding a coal dealer’s yard as a “shop,” and ifl deliveries were made on Saturday afternoons the “shop” was not considered to be closed. Many merchants observed the regulations, and it was not fair that others should not do likewise. Several of the defendants said m explanation that as many orders were x'eceived late on Saturday mornings they were obliged to deliver after hours. Large firms had a number of carts and trucks could observe the law with less difficulty than the “little” man.
The Magistrate convicted each defendant, but be did not impose any penalties. He suggested that if any dealer found it difficult to complete his deliveries before the closing hour, be should apply for exemption under the Act.
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Hokitika Guardian, 5 October 1931, Page 3
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