WORK ON SUNDAY.

Taihape Daily Times, 30 September 1919, Page 5

WORK ON SU N DAY.

AS AFFECTING FARMERS‘

OTOROHANGA, >'clJ;'. 2::

Mr Burton, 5.35., this 11iO1‘ll7l1g dulivercd reserved decision disniissing a charge of working at his trade on Sunday against James Belcher '(Hos};tng, Corbett and Mossinml), local farmer and contractor, who was drillinég oats. In giving his decision Mr Burton stated that accordiag to English Acts a farmer dld not come. L|:]'l-gr the Acts: definition of at tradesman or artisan. It was a case of (’.Cl_lSu,'(:l‘.;b_le interest to all farmens, as owing to the laté spring matei-iall; retarding seeding locally they were iaking overy opportunity of soWiTl.‘§_ 11:: case was brought by the‘ police as a test case under the SUlld'-I}’ ’i‘rzuling_ Act, and had not the case been dismissed ‘many further prosecutions would likely follow. A