ARBITRATION COURT.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 November 1923, Page 3

ARBITRATION COURT.

GREYMOI'TII. Nov. 2 i \ -..-ssion of the Arbitrat ion C0..11 was opened in Greymoulh ye-terday Jlis Ho Mr dusiiee Si ringer presiding. The tea room workers award was considered, the turns,ion of hours being left to the Court to arrange. The private hotels award was com sidcred. hi> honor slating there was only one (plot ion ill doubt ii= to wllflther all the privaie hotels supplied carnal meals. Ills Honour agreed to go into ti e mailer and grant an award L*j I'linii 1 into I*<*•' in sny !l ,M i'ert 11 i* a Ill’s film*. (-OMEEXSATfON CI.A IM. Through an axe cut ting into Ids foot Daniel .10-eph. a Kokiri biishman. wh ■ claimed compeii<alion, alleged that h ■■ had suffered serious injury causing incapacity for a long period, and a per manent disability. Mr P. .). O’Regan appeared for plaintiff and Mr If. E. Doognn for Lewis Niederer (sawmiller, Kokiri). The claim set out that plaintilf was injured in live right fool by an axe wound, which practically s -veroil flu' big toe. The accident occurred o: March 21! last. His Honour -aid that there was no dispute a bom the judgment an 1 i’ a - just a in a i ter ol the amount. After heal ing considerable eviueue >. I pis I lonowr said i: wa- a pmst i■. i of fact, based on medical evideiw. 'Dm;, could mil give a. final iudgmeni lion The rpiestion was whether tlm m.ioshould lie amputated and whether he had lieen unreasonable in m-i laving it amputated. Dr Laird s ro ).■•!- lion that the toe would ho better ael put a ted was worthy ol consideration They w mild ii it express an opinion at present as to the necessity for an operation or as to the n urea - mia hlone„. ~j plaint in in iefusing to submit to an operation. they were going to leave ,- ~, the man him-elt ami to any nudii;i | man lie should con-ldi. He was uuilied to mil compensation. They had fixed tlm date oi partial pon-a-ti n from October 111 to December 21. Tlwv suggested that about December L’l plaintilf should consult a skill-.-.i surgeon, one wii.h experience m orihapaetlie eases, if possible, a- to the con-

dition of the toe. II them \-as mi n. cl for the amoutai ion ol the toe at that dale, they would again consider Hie me,tier. Thev might, however, decide at that date to submit tin- ease to an outside medical man. They had assessed the man'- compeii-alion up to Christmas. They were not passing judgment ns to the u-e of the man s t, u .r They could mu see any satisfactory way of disposing of the cast* otherwise. The matter could he reierred to them at any time after Christina'. Plaintiff would he compensated at the rate of if.'ls a week from Oetoher 10 to Deeemher 2-1. Then if the toe had to lie amputated plaintiff would lie entjtled to full compensation for ihe seven weeks and at d per rent for the loss ol the toe ami the case would thus he automatically settled and iheie would he no further need for its being referred to the Court.