A BAD CASE.
(Per Press Association)
AUCKLAND, October 23. A Queen street restaurant-cur named Peter Fmnchi was charged at the Police Court this morning with working three assistants more than 52 hours weekly and failing to allow them a wr-ekly half-holiday. The assistants deposed that they worked seven days a week. The shopman said his hours in ono week totalled 116£. Two waitresses said they worked 96 hours, their wages being 12s. and* Bs. respectively. Mr. Djer, the Stipendiary Magistrate, characterised the case aa "white slavery," and fined Franchi 305.-on each of seven informations with costs, the total being nearly £30.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12635, 24 October 1905, Page 5
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101A BAD CASE. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12635, 24 October 1905, Page 5
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