ARBITRATION COURT.

North Otago Times, 29 May 1908, Page 4

ARBITRATION COURT.

. ... Per Press Association. Wellington, May 2S, The Arbitration Court to-day resumed tho'.hcaring of the case in which fi, R, Hodgkinson claimed £IOO compensation from il. J. K, Powell on account of tho loss of his left leg, which was amputated, ns the claimant alleged, as tho result of an injury received in respondent's quarry ul Pencarrow, Mr O'Rcgan uppeaixxl for the claimant and Mr Treadwell for respondent, 'flic leg was amputated nt Weslport a year or so after the (incident happened, and it was alleged by respondent in defence that compensation was paid to Hodgkinson at tin time of the accident, and that the amputation was rendered necessary oij account of claimant's habits, and through negligence. H was also alleged' that claimant had givon « >'<•' eeipt for A' 3 10s in full satisfaction ol his claims, In the course of his evidence claimant denied the suggestion that while _ this original injury to his leg was being treated by l)r Mnckin and subsequently ho was of intemperate habits. In opening the ease for tho defence Jlr Treadwell urged (hoi thero could be no connection shows between the original slight injury and the amputation; that the claimant lia'hiot taken reasonable means lot minimising the .risk of .further injury ; and that the claimant had given mid knew what he was 1 doing when he gave a receipt- in l'u'd for thc-nompensation received-in respect'of Unoriginal .injury. The Court'reserved its decision. TheArbitralioii Court delivered its award to-day in the baiters' dispute in (ho Wellington industrial district, I Special provisions arc contained in I tho award with regard to tho Hawkos Bny Provincial District, which wore agreed on between tho I'nion and the representatives of tho Napier and Hastings employers. The hours of work in the. city of Wellington, which includes (ho area' willrih n radius of five miles from the chief post olh'eo in tho city of Wellington, have been left at 01 hours, ft s in the last nward,"and tho wages of thy several glasses . of woif.te Imvn boon increased .-by.3s per ■wocb, In all other parts of the industrial district the hours of work have, been reduced to IS hours per week/but tho wages have not been increased. This reduction in hours was agreed to by tho'Napior and Hastings employers, but «ns resisted liv the cmpjoyovp'jii Wanganui and Talmerston North,