ARBITRATION COURT.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 270, 18 December 1914, Page 10

ARBITRATION COURT.

CHRISTCHURCH SESSIONS. COMPENSATION CASES. After The Sun went to press yesterday the sittings of the Arbitration Court were continued. His Honour Mr Justice Stringer presided, and with him on the bench were Messrs W. Pryor (employers' representative), and J. A. McCullough (employees representative).

INJUBED KNEE

Frank Jackson Yeoman (Mr Cuningham) claimed compensation from Scott Bros, in respect of injuries to a knee. Mr C. Wright appeared for the defendant.

Mr Cuningham saicJ the claimant appealed for compensation from July 24 till September 7, when he obtained employment as a temporary clerk with the City Council. The question raised by the defence was whether the claimant met with the accident in the course of his employment. '

After hearing evidence the Court awarded claimant £8 5/-. A BAILAY ACCIDENT.

Henry Eox (Mr Hunter) claimed against John Brightling, contractor, of Moorhouse Avenue (Mr Cresson) in respect ot an injury arising from an accident met with by plaintiff on January 26 last.

Plaintiff set out that he was employed by the defendant as a carter, and on the date in question, while at the Christchurch railway station, his cart was struck by an engine and he was thrown out, fracturing a knee-oap. Ever since the date of the accident claimant had been unable to work. He 1 claimed £1 6/- per week from January 26 last, less £39 already paid by the defendant. Mr Cuningham said the only question before the Court was one of amount.

After Scaring evidence the Court awarded claimant -£loo'.. CASES : SETTLED.

The ease of F. Wain £Mr Alpers) v. 11. P. Mcintosh (Bic'kards Tivoli Conv pany), a claim for compensation for accident to a stage employee, has been settled by payment of a lump sum to the claimant.

The case, Geo. King v. the Christchurch Meat Co., has been settled, the claimant abandoning the claim. FABM LABOURER'S CLAIM.

George Derius Maidens (Mr Alpers) claimed from Nicoll Bros. "(Mr Acland) compensation in respect to an a-ccident on December 22, 1913. At that date he was engaged as a "farm labourer on defendants ' farm, cutting gorse, when a piece of dry gorse-struck the eyeball of his left eye, thereby permanently destroying the sight of same. -Claimant had been totally incapacitated from December 22, 1913, till January 19, 1914, and from then he had been partially incapacitated. After taking of evidence, the Court adjourned the hearing of argument till Monday. ' '• ;""" '■ ■ " '", DOMFNION PLUMBERS' AWARD. When the, Court resumed this morning, Mr R. C. Bishop attended to object on behalf of the Christchurch.Gas' Company to the inclusion of that ebinpany as a party to the Dominion Plumbers' arwl Gas Fitters' Award. He stated that he was quite willing to accept the Wellington award as it was at present; The objection they took fixing of wages as in the Dominion award was that in different districts there were different gradations in the cost of living, and Christchurch was recognised as having one of the cheapest rates in the cost of living in TsTew Zealand. In Christchurch they should not have to accept the same minimum rate as obtained at other places where the cost

tlio evidence of the claimant his Honour said the depreciation in claimant's industrial efficiency as the result of the accident was very slight. There was no evidence of the loss of industrial efficiency, and claimant was not therefore entitled to compensation. In the future, however, his injuries might produce results that would render him less efficient, and his Honour did not think that the man should be excluded if such a thing should occur. He proposed to make a declaration of-liability and award the claimant a nominal sum, in order to keep the thing open, and if, in the future, developments took place by means of which he became permanently inefficient, then he could make a further application to the court. He would be allowed Id per week. A CASE SETTLED. It was reported that the case, the Public Trustee (Mr Cassidy) v. Hordcrn (Mr 8. G. Raymond), had been settled, the defendant' to pay £2OO to the Pubfie Trustee and £lO 10/- costs.