COMPENSATION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1767, 7 June 1906, Page 2

COMPENSATION.

® (Per Press Association.) Auckland, last night, . Judgment in the compensation oase of Carter v. the Settlers’ Steamship Company was given yesterday morning by the Arbitration Cdurt. His Honor stated that the olaimant was mother of Patrick , Carter, who was drowned by the sinking . of the B.e. Kapanui, whioh oollided with the s.e, Claymore, also belonging to the respondent company, on the night of Decomber 23,19)5. The defence raised was a denial of employment and cf dependence, and sn allegation that death was attributable to serious and wilful misconduct of deceased, inasmuch as' ba was at the time suffering from an injury to the hand caused by an acoident wni’st he was working in the s.s. Orewa, and on aooount of. whioh hp was receiving sick pay, and was warned not to go to work for a week. The husband had also given notioe of olaim, and he had explained to~N. the Court that he had been advised that - he, rather than his wife, should make it on behalf of all who were interested. He had not made o’ear that he was in no sense dependent, and asked that if he was entitled to anything it might be given to ms wife. It was quite clear that his claim, if pursued, could not have been sustained. »We think,” said his Honor, that the wife is in a different position. Her son’s contribution was of importance to her and will be missed now, and proba„b‘y “Of o so io future. We award her ±SO, with £7 7s costs, witnesses’ expenses and disbursements to bo fixed by the Olerk of Awards,” .