A carpenter lately in the employ of the Municipal Council was charged with intiminating a number of workmen en; aged in repairing the Seward Road bridge.
Mr. J. Beckhoff, Inspector of Works, stated that the trouble arose over his action in prohibiting the carpenters removing the waste timber resulting from the repairs being effected to the bridge. The men were in the habit of removing small pices, off-cuts ana so on, for firewood, and when witness stopped them accused caused trouble with the others, with the result that when the police found pris oner to be concerned in the removal of the wood and arrested him the whole of the carpenters ceased work. That happened on Sunday and necessitated getting other workmen and a consequent delay in finishing the work, which was very inconvenient to the public as the bridge was a main thoroughfare. There was diffieudty in getting other carpenters, as they were in fear of accused.
Prisoner said the men were underpaid and refused work on that account.
In reply to the Court Mr. Beckhoff state ed they were paid 500 cash per day, and there had not been any complaints of the rate of wages previously.
Accused was sentenced to 14 days imprisonment.
Assau'ting a Foreigner.
coolie was presented on a charge of assaulting Mr. Lewis Moore, the well-known auctioneer.
Mr. Moore gave evidence that the coolie had previously been in his employ. During the absence of witness in Japan a robbery of money had occurred at his
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