AN ADOPTED DAUGHTER.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 13917, 20 March 1909, Page 5

AN ADOPTED DAUGHTER.

WELLINGTON, March 19.

The Arbitration Court gave judgment to-day as to the position ot an adopted daughter in the matter ot her right to participate in compensation monies and the matter as to whether she was entitled to benefits under the Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act The Court held that an adopted child was entitled to be treated as a dependent exactly as if born in wedlock.