LIMITED COMPENSATION

Evening Star, Issue 21752, 21 June 1934, Page 6

LIMITED COMPENSATION

INTERESTING MINING ACT CASE [Fib United Fresh Association.] WELLINGTON, June 20. An echo of an accident which occurred at the Waihi gold mine on July 126 last when a cage which was being lowered into the company’s mine got out of control and plunged some 1,500 ft, with resultant injury to many men inside it, occupied the attention of the Full. Court to-day., It was an appeal from a Supreme Court ruling that the right to damages in _ a claim brought by. one of those injured was limited to £I.OOO. At the conclusion of legal argument the Full Court gave judgment in favour of tho respondent. The Chief Justice ruled that, section 295., (3) pf the ,Mining Act, 1926, must be construed as meaning that so much of the Workers’ Compensation Act, 1922, as is applicable must be read into section 295 (3) of the Mining Act. Accordingly section 67 of the Workers’ Compensation Act was applicable in that way, and the maximum amount of damages recoverable was £I,OOO in _ accordance with the decision of the trial judge. Mr Justice Reed and Mr Justice Johnston concuri’ed, and the appeal was dismissed, with 25gns costs.