NEW POST OFFICE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 243, 13 October 1902, Page 2

NEW POST OFFICE.

The Gisborne new post office was opened for business this morning-. The building is a very substantial addition to the architecture of the town.

WELLINGTON, this day.

A point of considerable importance came before the Arbitration Court to-day under the Compensation for Accidents Act. Charles Barry claimed £300 from the New Zealand Shipping Company for injuries received while working on one of the company's ships. The facts were admitted, but the insurance which was under contract to the shipping company contended that as the claim was not personally made within three months it lapsed. Barry, whose back was broken, asked a friend to notify the company of his claim, and this was done verbally within the three months. He could not have made the claim personally, (being incapacitated. The questions submitted to the court were ()1 what is a claim under the Act? (2) must a formal claim be made? (3) must the claim be in writing? (4) to whom must the claim be made? After hearing argument the court held that the claim need not be made in writing, and that, moreover, in the present case the company had admitted its liability in letters bearing on the case. Judgment was therefore given for Barry for£3oo, full amount, with costs.

GISBORNE, this day.