WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18129, 19 July 1924, Page 14

WEST COAST NOTES

COMPENSATION CASES. (SPBCIAI, TO "thk prbss.") GREYMOUTH, July 18. In the Arbitration Court, in the compensation claim of Helen Archer against the Rimu Gold Dredging Company, Ltd., the amount of compensation payable to the plaintiff as a partial dependent on her_son, the late Frederick John Archer, who was killed by accident during his employment on the Simu dredge in January last, was'fixed at the lump sum of £450. A motion under Section' 38 of the Act for payment of this sum j direct to the plaintiff was adjourned for final hearing at Hokitika.on Monday next. Mr J. A. Murdoch appeared for the plaintiff. In the case of Cecil Johnsen against John Stuart, the amount of compensation "payable to the plaintiff in respect of an accident at Kumara arising out of his employment with the defendant, whereby he received an injury. to his hip, was fixed by the judge on a settle-, ment between the parties at £205 sb, in addition to the sum of £42 already paid. On the application of Mr J. A. Murdoch, for the plaintiff, the sum of, £55 5s was ordered to be paid direct to the mother of the plaintiff, who is "a minor, and the balance, of £l5O. to the Public Trustee, for the benefit of the plaintiff. Mr. H. F. Doogan appeared - for. the -defendant. . ; In the case of Schutze v. Berti Baty, a compensation claim for injury to an eye, Mr W. J. Joyce appeared for plaintiff, and Mi; F. A. Kitchingham for defendant. The plaintiff suffered an injury to his right eye through the explosion of a cylinder while in the employment- 6t defendant, a motor- garagd proprietor. The facts were admitted, but the insurance company disputed the seriousness of the accident/ Dr. P. McKay gave evidence as an eye specialist that plaintiff had lost two-thirds of the vision of the iiijured eye, and there was hot-a -cianceVof' im--provement... ■ .■ •. \ .' ; '".."■:"•"'',y!.-': " Plaintiff was awarded filiO damages ;with costs. > ? : ?-M'" 'V' *?*' '-"'"'< .."'APBe^{C<nrrt^. v .'■.';.,';. o ; [ The hearing of the '':ssss . ber royalties case Court has now been, Thursday, July 24th. Mr' M. Myers, K. 0., with Mr A. S. Fair, will appear for the Crown/and Sir John Findlay, K.C., with J. A. Murdoch, for Messrs J. C. Malfroy and Co., the. respondents. . Personal. " Mr E. B. Shorland, manager if>th«: Union is at presetat; an inmate? of. Lewasham stif -} ferihg from pleurisy, t; ■vpl ."Several applicants will contest... tnei position of secretary of the Inangahuai Miners' Union''rendered vacant by she resignation of Mr M. Pagans Mr and Mrs ©.Shields, of the'Dominipn Hotel, were enter|ained by'ihe boarders- last evening and were tfae're-i cipients of a presentation prior to their departure from the /West Coast. r v j Be'v. arid Mrs Purchaswere entertain-; ed last evening by All Saints'.'Choir (Hokitika), and a presentation was, made to Mr Purchas. They-leave ; shortly for Akaroa. i Mr J. Steel was entertained/ at a Fire Brigade function last evening, and presented, on behalf of the GreytaoutH Brigade" with a leather Buit-case. The. presentation' of the Blaketown Bri- j gade took the form of .a greenstone; tiki. To-night, Mr.Steel, was entertained at a complimentary dance at Hokitika. There was an attendance ! of about 300, including representatives ' of all the sports bodies, and Mr H. M Coulson, Deputy-Mayor, on behalf of the citizens, presented the guest with a pocket .wallet. - . | ! .". The following members of the Grey- j mouth Fire Brigade received service i honours at ; last evening's function;! Mr J. Steer, chairman of the Fire Board, making the presentations :-r~ j Firemen Blocksage, Groggan, Ken-j nedy, nad Deere, gold bars; Engineer Dumbleton and Fireman Blocksage, silver bars; Mptormkri A. White, certi- j ficate. Fireman F. Smith was present-' ed with a tobacco pouch and cigarette- ] case, and Firemen A. Brown and W. McLc'od with pipes. On the eve of her departure for Australia, Miss Agnes Holland, daugh-1

I ter of Mr H. E. HoSh» j tcrtained by her frtajtAgj and presented with »'g|f j Inangahua, Xrbtssf ; The following nopdijp j have been r'eeeived:«~l[gtfi Fagan; vice-presidm^^ ! Brooks, T. McOilliea^l | ing; committee, Mesttgi Keating, A. T. BwoksTSi T. Dellaca, P. ColM^l Collins, S. Magee, O.JI T. Oalbraith, F. MeCafi T. C. Pascoe, N. DidLj| D. Twomey, and HTlijgl Association jftgl At a meeting of fhtsu Club, the tion Football Ofabftpi ground was cided to reply that ttl sufficient area on allow of another code b^ Mining HMfj , A stop-work meetia£j| Stockton mine yectCMH upon the dismissal otM ployoes. The MiltotonJ , two days this week. % I . Ctoarga of^fi A young matt Court at Greymotttill charged with the tfcaf£|| from a motor-car. ' *t| A meeting,, of »y»»fijl movement to form jg|| , Prevention of Crad^jjga I held at jami Mayor (Mr J. M6nsfsf|| It was ttgfS and the fdllowing.'dmH ed: Patron, the Maysg| G. P. Bryan; Tiee^WHH Fox, Mrs H. B. Y<wtffijl demon; solicitor, Mr;-^a inspector, Mr 01wm| and treasurer, Mr .Dj&H | ' Forty Tear»|^ Upon the me ot-fflffl Greymouth, memberjg||g way societies met '^Jwfjj Social en» Morgan, who was.iragH trict Traffic Managjer^ section. 'Mr T.j MM master at Gren&otttllgj Mrißwß. Swofd"fjH| oessor, was amon^qflsH In responding; t»*£§lH| Mr Morgan s£etofcsii| ins his caMeim ■iWvyeaw ago, thttkjm Ghnßtchurch. UhMUm first post In the QtHWU From there, he waa^ijiH , casual cadet, and byjSm I wyn and Wffislow^jgfi was in the parcels Sm j church. After 18 ■&% an appointment- m^WI , there, and was crewf to the charge of iNgjl at Waitotara. A'stUff tnoho followed/ aS^H Canterbury „at Chertaerr, a ptmmM when that dfetriefciiHl forwarding Torgs-'lnral South Africa: TSefW progress. Wttil* 'tl§§| in. the, scrvie%^lg| ing, at pmaAWM Manage*. ~ A».C\JjH| waggon aopply elersfjw fer-io Chrhftchb^^H further twelve yearejill l eeeded Mr J. Grey^^U Three years ltteYjfPH pointed stafaonma«iil«| The Great War w*»lgi§ i the post brrogW JB||jl arduous nature >i4|H| f were casuals, HfrijiH great, but of ~al|§§ 1 nature, at Palmerm^ ! the position of statfigHH | ered a very responii||l| the congestion at* toM| [February, 1923, M£lfl| | pointed assistant JtnM (Jhristchnrdi, * and;ljgMJ | year lie acted in I'll I Anokhnd. In Maz^M [Morgan was appoialMra i ant position of &sJstijjjM mouth. Know yoorJ|§| he tendered tOtim^H sirous'of prooitkm.l^^ On behalf of th**ji ton presented Mr HoM of pipes and a *utt«H presentation was *b||l Mr and Mrs 'Morgjlmm for Auckland.