DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 August 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS

[ny TELEGItAI’H —PEIt ritESS ASSOCIATION. COMPENSATION CLAIM. BLENHEIM, Aug. 13. Justice Frazer, with Messrs IV. Scott and A. L. Montcith sat here as a Compensation Court to hear the claim by Charles Fade of Waimate, against A. D. Rutherford of Gladstone Station, Awatere. The plaintiff whileshearing sheep for Rutherlord was injured in tho right eye by the shears. 'After lieing treated in the AVairua Hospital he returned to Waimate. Rutherford paid the hospital hill and gavfe tho plaintiff also six pounds. Tho plaintiff alleged the partial disablement of his eye, and in addition to compensation prayed for a. suspensory award to provide for eventualities. His Honour said the Court had to depend on the medical evidence tendered. The form of the certificates was on common ground since certificates were all -defensive in that they did not answer the questions as to the possibility of any permanent partial disablement, It is always certain that there is an amount of guess work in deciding tho basis wherein compensation was allowed. Judgment went for the plaintiff for £9!) 15s lOd and costs amounting to £2B 10s fid ; also a suspensory' award at tho rate of a penny per week to keep the claim alive in the event of the eye becoming worse, or the sound eye affected. Payments to continue until the- order is suspended, diminished or increased.

IDENTIFIED. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 13. The man killed by the train at Amberley yesterday evening has been identified as Robert McElligott, a labbourer going to work for tlie AVaipara Council. FRUIT TRADE. AUCKLAND. Aug. 18. Owing to complaints by wholesale fruit dealers at Auckland and Wellington that'the markets are over-stocked, through heavy shipments from Cook Islands, the Union Company will probably withdraw the Ngaluita. from the trade for the remainder of the season. A POLICE RAID. CHRISTCHURCH. Aug. 13. Alfred AVhitta, tobacconist of Cathedral Square, was raided by the police to-da,y and arrested on a charge of keeping a common gaming house. Tlireo other men were arrested on the premises. DISPERSAL SALE. CHRISTCHURCH. Aug. 13. At tho dispersal sale of Longbeach Stud on behalf of John Origg to-day, nearly every horse was sold. Ol the brood mares, Arch Lassie brought 210 guineas and Sopra 200 guineas, and of the yearlings a chestnut ’ cult by Thurnhum 120 guineas.

MAN BUN OVER. TB KUITI, August 12. A. G. McLntchley, a wheel tapper on the railway was run over by a carriage during shunting operations this morning. He suffered severe injuries to the chest and lies in a precarious condition in the hospital. parliament electorates. WELLINGTON, Aug. 13. The South Island members of all parties waited on the Premier in regard to the threatened decrease of the number of electorates in the Souht Island as a result of the recent census. Mr Sidey said it was suggested that the House bo increased from 76 to 80, but it was felt that objection might bo raised by the North on the score of discrimination. They, proposed that the present number of South Island representatives 30, should remain. Mr Coates sail, it would bo wrong in principle to havo definitely fixed boundaries or any definite number of electorates and also he a mistake to separate the two Islands. He would place their representations before Ins colleagues. Mr Sullivan.—This session. Mr Coates.—l hope so.