ADOPTION AND COMPENSATION.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12490, 17 March 1909, Page 3

ADOPTION AND COMPENSATION.

[United Pkess Association.]

: V March 16. _ An interesting legal point ebneerning:: the'>ights of adopted children under the ; Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act was argued '.in the Ar-bitration'Courtto-day., ' A" man-nam-ed Nevis was killed while' working on the .wharf : last year. He .was ployed by the Shaw, Sayill.and^ Albion Company whbpaid £400 compensation into the hands i of the^^ Public Tcustee. The.Vwiddw : how applied to have the mphey "paid over, arid . the Public Trustee sought the Court's ruling as to whether an adopted child had any rights under the Compensation Act. - . ;His:Hon6r said that section 7 of the Adoption of Children Act made an adopted child the child of adopting parents for : all purposes. He "ordered the parties to "communicate, with Mrs Na vis and; ascertain whether sW was agreeable to have a portion pf the money : settled r ort the child ; if not the Court ;Vbuld'have to fix the disposi■ti6n;:''' v :.' ;■•'■*'/('- ■' ■ ■: - •-• i " : ' i ■-■-'■