1907.] Workmen's Compensation Act, 1906. 289 



Amount and Payment of Compensation. — 



(1) Injuries resulting in Death : — 



(a) If the workman leaves any person wholly dependent 

 upon his earnings, the compensation is to be £150 or three 

 years' earnings, whichever is the larger, up to a maximum of 

 £300. 



By " three years' earnings " is meant the amount earned 

 by the workman in the employment of the same employer 

 during the three years immediately preceding the injury, 

 or if the workman has been employed less than three yearSj. 

 a sum equal to 156 times his average weekly earnings in that 

 employment. 



If some time elapses between the date of the injury and 

 the date of death, any compensation paid to the workman 

 in the interval is to be deducted from the amount due to the 

 dependants. 



(b) If the workman leaves persons partially dependent, 

 the compensation is to be such sum, not exceeding the amounts 

 specified under (a), as will be reasonable and proportionate 

 to the loss sustained by such dependants. 



(c) If no dependants are left, then the reasonable expenses 

 of medical attendance and burial are payable up to a maximum 

 of £10. 



It is important to notice that in all cases in which dependants 

 are left, the compensation must not be paid by the employer 

 direct to the dependants, but must be paid into the county 

 court. The court will invest, apply or otherwise deal with 

 the money in such manner as it thinks best for the benefit 

 of the dependants. 



(2) Injuries resulting in Disablement : — 



(a) If the workman is totally disabled, the compensation 

 will be a weekly payment while the disablement lasts, whjch 

 is not to be more than half his average weekly earnings, or 

 to exceed £1. 



No compensation is payable for the first week, if the dis- 

 ablement lasts less than two weeks. 



No compensation is payable at all for injuries which last 

 only a week or less. 



(b) If the workman is only partially disabled, the weekly 

 payment must not exceed the difference between what he. 



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