The Archive · 1879

Claim for Wages

Last Tuesday, aman who claimed to have been employed' by the shroff of a foreign firm, as a watchman to guard against thieves on board the Company's cargo boat, brought " claim against the shroff in qui tion for wages yet unpaid. The abr admitted that he knew the man, and that that he had ever engaged the services The Assessor, accordingly, directed he case should be placed on remand to both of the parties to bring the reit ther party had come fired if the witnesses shroff eaid he could the watchman sai Court this morning, but of them had, as yet, ern and 1 that was said by the pi I hie witness, 'The Court decided that, as the fact of the plaintiffs having been' employed on board the cargo boats had been eateblished by the evidence adduced, the shroff should pay him $6.00, The order was accordingly given and the money handed over.

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