ARBITRATION COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 41, 7 February 1908, Page 2

ARBITRATION COURT.

Per Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night. At liie Arbitration Court to-day the ca-e of McNicle v. C. and \V. Hayward, . being a claim lor declaration of liability, : was heard. The claim set out that tile claimant was employed with respondents as a woodturner, and that on 27th August, llltlf. he was engaged in cutting out template at a circular saw. and thai through -dipping on a small block oi wood the thumb of his left hand was removed below the first joint, lie was permanently partially incapacitated. At present he was receiving e-> lis fid per wick from the respondents, and since the accident lie had received from them L'H (is 2d. Respondents denied Ilia! claimant «a> entitled to a declaration "f liability, iiml stated that since 14th October claimant had been emplovcd liv them on the same class of Work'as he wa.- employed in Ik'fore the accident, and that he hid lieen constantly engaged in such employ-mem at the same rate of wages as he en rued prior to the accident. The Court was not satisfied that the work claimant: could now do was the same in quality and quantity as it was prior to the accident, and decided that claimant was entitled to an order a* asked. Costs were allowed lo MeXiclc.