; “It is not often people are punished for working too long nowadays." re- - marked Mr TV. R. McKean, S.M., at Auckland, when a milkman, named i Frederick R. White, was charged for , commencing his round before 4 a.m. Mr G. Lightfoot, of the Labour Department. said the position was that men delivering milk received a wage i and commission. If a man started before 4 a.m.. ’he time fixed by tim award, he got ; lead up.-., others m the trade. The defendant explained ; he starred earlier because he was no.well, and could not get another man to take his work over.- His Worship said the award was clear test milk must not be delivered before 4 a.m. A penalty of 10s, with 2s costs, was imposed.
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Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 15 October 1920, Page 4
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