ARBITRATION COURT.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12989, 17 December 1907, Page 3

ARBITRATION COURT.

A CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION. At the sitting of the Arbitration c ' Court on ixiturday morning, beforo Mr Justuco oiiu iUKi .tIa&TK £>. iirown (em- } pioyers'" repret>on.calive) and R. islatar (iraiyloye&i' repi lueutatr-e;, itxhadriaoli r (Jhestermau, ran way suiniceniuji, Kaujjiora, claimed £300 from the , itaii- j, ; way Department for injuries received j lin tho execution of his duty. Mr 1. IW. Stringer, K.C., appeared for the t j Department, and .Vir Johnston tor • ! claimant. j Claimant etated ho was in the employ of the U-ailway Itepart-ment, and , ftusuiined a hernia on the right side ? , through lifting a heavy sleeper while }' ' loading rails and sleepers. He was 1 now only fitted for light work. Wit- j , ness had made tho application for a lump sum in order that he might start v : "torekeeping. © ! Crossoxarnincd by Mr Stringer, wit- n : nes* said he thought ho could live by * etorekeepiiiß hotter than on half-pay ° (24s per week) which lie was now drawing from the Department. c< Dr. Will gave ovidonee as to the nature of claimant's injury, which he a: said would incapacitate claimant from ll doing hard work. v Mr Stringer said tho Department ,]l was (juit-e willing to submit to any decision the Court might make, but it - 1 was a doubtful point whether it would F bo of the beet advantage for him to be awarded a lump sum. ci His Houonr said th«t the Court was t] of opinion that it would not be in the claimant's interest to award him a " lump sum. as he sre-med to have no settled scheme of investment for the ~ n:oney. Ho had therefore better continue to draw 2-ls a wook from the hl Department until he had some definite ci plan to ley before tho Court for invest- c, ing any amount that might be award- £ " 1 cd him for compenisa-tion. _______________ hi