WHAT IS SCRUB ?

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 24, 28 July 1934, Page 15

WHAT IS SCRUB ?

."What is scrub?" asked Mr. Justice Blair, in the ; Arbitration Court .at Wanganui ..this '. week /'during the Hearing, of a claim, for compensation arising out' of the death of a man had been engaged on contract work'up-river, reports the "Chronicle." -Mr. N; M. Izard delved into the many law books he had in front of him .and quoted several authorities to uphoid a contention that the falling of standing timber was meant to cover scrub-cutting. ,^Finally, he got down Ito a' definition better- understood by \a layman. ''I have been told by a bush- ! man that scrub is - something you can cut with a slasher," *jie said. ' "If you can't cut it with'aslaslier'. then it is not scrub." Later in the case, Mr. Izard contended that if there-was one | standing tree in a patch of scrub which was being'>cut the workmen, engaged on the task, of clearing, were, held to be cutting standing' timber. Mj\ W. Cecil Prime (employers' representative) :• Only when they are cutting the one tree.;, -Mr. Izard: Oh, no. All the time.-'.. .■■•'-.,"'.-.■■ -- . ■' .' = ..' ',■.'•■,.' ■-'.'■■ . . ;