THREATENED SALE OF SHIP.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12615, 18 November 1911, Page 5

THREATENED SALE OF SHIP.

(Per PreßP Association.)

. . . WELLINGTON, this > day '. Ln Chambers, before* his Honor "the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout), an interesting compensation case, the Public Trustee v. sPerano^ was -again brought to light. The Public Trustee, fis administrator- of '"the estate of Peter Tiernan, late of Wellington, deceased, proceeded against Joseph Perano, of Picton, master mariner, for leave to issue a writ of sale against the 1 s'.-iC Wai rau, OAvned by Perano. The history, of the case may be briefly set out as "follows : The late Peter Tiernan was. a seaman, and met his death by ' drowning at, Havelock on December 20tli, 1910," at a time when he was engaged working about the s.s. Wairau. Deceased left <an illegitrriiate child, which child had, prior to the father's " death, been committed to an x industrial school. The Public Trustee, as administrator of the estate, proceeded against Perano in the Arbitration Court on September 15th, to recover the sum of £525 compensation under the Workers' Compensation Act, 1908, the allegation beintr made that- the child' in the industrial home was a total dependent of deceased; On October 2nd, 1911, the Court awarded to the-' Public Trustee the full amount of compensation claimed, it beinir held that the child was totally dependent on deceased. Perano is said to be uninsured: against accidents. The Workers' Compensation Act provides that where " :f »h' accident happens in or about a ship the' amount of compensation is a charge thereon, and . may be enforced by l the Supreme Court by the sale of the ship. As defendant in this case had not paid the compensation or • offered to settle, the Public Trustee applied for leave to issue a writ of sale. Mr J. W. Mac-, Donald appeared for the' Public Trustee. The learned Judge made the order as asked, the order to lie in the Court for two days.