THE FACTORIES ACT
A PAHIATUA CASE
(By Telegraph — Press Association.)
PAHIATUA, Last Night. • ■Eight shopkeepers were prosecuted in the Pahiatua Police Court to-day for failing to close their chops at 6 p.m. on. Thursday, the 4th inst., the day before Gcftid Friday. The defendants pleaded guilty, stating that they had txnutiimwd business until 9 p.m. on Thursday in order to close their shops on Saturday, which they did, ■thereby giving their employees, the ■full benefit of the Easter holidays. The Jufprctor of Factories explained that there wan some feeling in the matter, as the defendants did not cnstitute a majority of the shopkeepers of Pahiatua. They plainly committed a. breach of the Act-, and could only ■luavc continued business legally on Thursday evening oy presenting a requisition to ike Ah'a.yrar. The ease was brought as a lesson. Counsel for the defendants said they had done the right thing in a wrong way. The Magistrate recorded a eouvictioiu in each oase, ordering the defendants to pay costs.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10611, 18 April 1912, Page 6
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166THE FACTORIES ACT Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10611, 18 April 1912, Page 6
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