CLAIM FOR WAGES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 645, 23 April 1929, Page 10

CLAIM FOR WAGES

MAORI ASKS £42Q ARREARS QUESTION OF AGREEMENT A claim for wages amounting „ . made by William Campbell I t V' casta Maori, of Te Akau. a*ai n t *}**• Davies, of Auckland, was J ; H - Mr. Justice Kennedy at the Court this morning. Mr 1 r,,i„f , Upi Ul 'e appeared for plaintiff a,,. According to the statement nf , Davies engaged plaintiff ai m*. of ills farm at Matira m \- 1933. agreeing to pay him £i Defendant had been paid «••>. seating eight weeks wages i?®*and .VI2 l-aid ngiinst' ~\' * n “»>« plaintiff. Since then, in spite ll , l ?,- £or quests by plaintiff. Duties k,a r '" him no wages at a., and had put oft on carious excuses. Lp to SeDter''* kef- Ct-*y was due to him u ~ Defendant denied that am ,r,„„ as to wages had been enter,, ' admitted paying plaintiff v;i. but amount was not paid in t agreement entered into! Pm lo Counsel for plaintiff said the . had been delayed beeause of the piieity of the Maori who was m2' partially educated. He submitted ti> defendant, who had a thorough kul!? 1 ledge of Maori character, was trvin,'" take advantage of it. The farm' D u,'° tiff had been managing was SOO and 900 acres, and plaintiff been a good manager. ( Proceeding, i