TELEGRAMS.

Otaki Mail, 22 June 1923, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE.

D VII 4 A CUM I ’AN V AMI ■I Ct Til Ait r.IIULDEIbS. AUCKI.AND. June IV A matter “1 interest to practical y i .ili co-operative dairy odlipaiiie.. w- .s raised at tla' supreme Conn before e Chief .lu :i. ■■ Sir Robert smut ii. •.i aj peal against a doewon by ■’ r K'diriek, S.M.. at tipoiiki. Ibe I’ 1 1 at issue was wbether a certain elan in the articles "I a--.,, ialt'.ii wa, restraint of trade and not in tin; interests d 1 the community. Appellant was Stephen Shall".. . merchant, of Opotiki, and die reap - dent was the Cheddon Valley (.o-opn me Dairy Company, of OpoUki. A - pellant is a shareholder in the c"i - pany, the regulations of which i - i ijUire every shareholder whose siiat - ' are not fully paid up to send all : milk t,o the company's jactory. Regulations also provide that a shareholder who fails to comply \\ i this regulation shall pay the compat gl a cow for each season, or part of a season. It was contended b\ Mr MeVeagh. tor appellant, that the regulations were invalid, liecause they w. 'e

in restraint of trade, arid biaaus" sum fixed was a. penalty and not ■■■ genuine estimate oi the 10-- wb • > the company would suffer by the nr being cent elsewhere, r.oiin ■••! einpt •used the fuel that the regulation " i -o worded that a shareholder, in wir * ever part of New Zealand his fa* , might bo, had to supply this d»lr-. 1 There was no limit to any district'. •I say that i- unjustifiable.'' ago' , counsel. Hi- Honour; It is hardly fair to - that he would have to send it fpInvercargill, for Instance. That m tv due to a slip in the articles. Mr Moveagh .- Then the article- u have Ui )»• amended. He added that the contract was o—which the law said must not b" < tered into or, having been entered i to. the contracting party was Ismi not to fulfil. For respondent. Mr Hngben comet: on that the regulation was rea« a ii!*. one. and necessary for the cot pan Vs protection, arid a proper f -‘ I tract between the. company and shareholders. He argued that the coo tract was in no way detrimental to ’ public interests. Decision was re SC ■ »d.

EDUCATION BOARDS. CHANGE IN CONSTITUTE ■ PROPOSED. WELLINGTON, : The proposed change in tl , mur.- } method of apportioning seat- ... Ldo- ; . cation Boards, which accord t . t I Education Department has been : letter from Hie Department stated the j Minister va - considering the question i of amending the Act in several directions, but before proceeding further he wished each hoard to consider the proposals so far as they affected its j district and the Minister would con- • sider any suggestions received within a month from "dais.. The general effect s of the proposal would be to req,,c*r tin* number of members in most or the districts to give the rural dis- , a triers better representation arid to apportion ih<- representation more equit-, ably. i After the Board had ascertained from the Department that ft was hoped the matter would he pushed through this session, discussion on the proposal j took place, during which the members expressed disapproval of the suggested change.

‘ CHARGE AGAINST POSTMASTER. : i i HAMILTON, lure 20. | Joseph Harrison Love. formerly , postmaster at Tokaann. was charged ' at the Police Court with forgery by making a false document. a Post Office Savin its Bank withdrawal slip for ! £3OO. purporting to be signed Xty Kuna Banks, arid further stealing £3OO. He was remanded tlil July 2. The police said another charge was pending Involving the loss of £275 in cash.