SAWMILL WORKER’S CLAIM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19904, 25 September 1926, Page 6

SAWMILL WORKER’S CLAIM.

1 1 COURT GRANTS COMPENSATION. (Per United I’bess Association.). ! PALMERSTON N., September 24. A sitting ol tho Arbitration Court wa= held to-day when William Frederick Lid dicoat, a sawmill worker of Raetihi, claimed compensation from Syme and Co. (Ltd.), . sawmillors, of Raetihi and Hawera i

Plaintiff was injured in November, 1925, and alleged that he had been totally dis- | ablod ever since from working. The de B fendant company contended that the period K of disablement ended on May 24 last, || since when plaintiff had been fully cup- 1 able of resuming his duties. i A Raetihi doctor gave evidence that E plaintiff's condition was the result of the g accident which had injured the sciatic I nerve. Plaintiff was totally disabled for |

the bush work concerned. | After medical evidence was given for g the defence that the sciatica wae not due | to the accident, tho court said it seemed | from the evidence that plaintiff would bo | lit for work at present, but for sciatica M and synovitis. f lhe court decided to award q compensation from the time of tho acci- S dent to date at the rate of £2 19s M | per week plus expenses, credit to bo given | for (bo amount already paid. 3 There arc only about 16,500 clergy con- | corned in the work of tho Church of Eng- I land to-day; this is 4500 fewer than at | thp beginning nf fin* ronnirv. ||