Gonville Croquet Club Closes Courts For The Season

Wanganui Chronicle, 4 May 1949, Page 6

Gonville Croquet Club Closes Courts For The Season

A very pleasant company assembled at the Gonville Croquet Lawns last Saturday' when the club closed for the season. Mrs. C. J. McLean (president) wel- ' corned the visitors, especially mentioning Mrs. Webb-Jones (patron) and Mrs. Andrews. Severeal apoloI gios were received. Sprays were pre- ; sented by Mrs. Stewart to Mesdames I Webb-Jones, Andrews, McLean and were sent to Mesdames T. Murray. Vincent and Murphy, absent because of illness. A delightful afternoon tea, in charge of Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Uttley was served and tables wer e very artistically decorated by Mrs. E. Stewart. A busy stall was run by Mesdames Hampton. Kerr and Svenson. Competitions were much e njoyed. T!i e following prizes were presented by Mrs. Webb-Jones:— Club Handicap A: Mrs. F. Wood. B. Mrs. McCallum. C. Mrs. Morgan. A Level 1 Mrs. Owles, runner-up, Mrs. F. Wood. B. Level 1 Mrs. McCallum, runner-up Mrs. Stewart. C. Level 1 • Mrs. Hampton, runner-up, Mrs. Mor- ! gan. A Yankee 1 Mrs. R. Lynch, run- ! ner-up, Mrs. Aitken. B. Yankee 1 i Mrs. Morgan, runner-up, Mrs. McLean.

dence of the Wellington doctors. Mr. Armstrong: Could a reliable opinion be given on one examination? - -“I would prefer two or more." In his opinion, witness added, plaintiff was now fit for driving a truck or lorry, gardening and a fair amount of ■ the work entailed on the waterfront. IHe thought, however, that plaintiff j would have about 20 per cent, jnca- < pacify for a year. RANGE OF MOVEMENT. Dr. H. K. Christie, orthopaedic surgeon at the Wanganui Hospital, said ne first examined plaintiff on April 14, 1948. Witness described the treatj inent given. At first the range of I movement of plaintiff’s knee was only I 10 degrees, but an examination car- | ried out on December 21, last, snowed : that there was a useful range of | movement. Witness then considered I that four weeks later plaintiff would be able to do light work. A gradual I improvement in the range of move- | ment was expected over the next 12 j months. Witness had also seen plainI tiff subsequent- to the December exi amination. Mr. Armstrong: Since December, has the condition of the knee, generally, improved? Witness: It has improved faster than I anticipated. In all directions?—"Particularly in movement.” Witness added that he had considered in December that by about January 20 plaintiff would be capable of doing work on the waterfront with two exceptions the frequent, descending of stairs and the actual carrying of heavy weights. Mr. Armstrong: Would he now be able to do any job on the waterfront? —“I think he would be able to do half a day’s work, but after that he would tire." Witness said that during the next 12 months he would assess plaintiff’s disability at 20 per cent., taking his j industrial loss of earning power into consideration. After 12 months, however, witness would expect to see a big improvement. Mr. Armstrong submitted that on the evidence plaintiff was partially disabled for a temporary period of 12 months. He was, however, 111 for light, work. His Honour: I have an idea at the back of my mind that in such a case the company must find him a job. If there is an obligation to find him a job it his not been done yet. ! Mr. Armstrong said that work was open to plaintiff on the wharf, but till he had attempted it, it was not possible to say what he was capable of doing. “Our only ability is to give him a job on the wharf, but we don’t control the engaging of labour.” Mr. Armstrong added. “Compensation al some rate should be continued till we know what we can do.” All lhe medical men agreed that plaintiff would be partially disabled for the next 12 months, but where I they parted company was on the ! question of his future after that, said I Mr. Arndt. 1 His Honour adjourned the case fill early in June and in the meantime I counsel are to make submissions on the legal points involved.