PARTTNG OF THE WAYS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 127, 29 May 1913, Page 7

PARTTNG OF THE WAYS.

(To the Editor.) :' Sir, —I am an «nptoyee—in fact, a printer, working at my trade. In caae of accident occurring to mc during my j •working houra (that is, whilst working I under orders from my employer) my j employer is liable, tberefore he protects j himself by insuring bie employees, '■ for the time they are worJdng for Mai,; <say on an average of ejght hours par; day. Now, it jast etruck mc tn»t 1 j tshould Eke to <take out a policy for the remaining 16 'hours per day. Therefore 7 applied at one of our loading "Accident, Sicknfiss, etc.," insurance ofSces far particulars ac to -premium. The courteous jnanager informed mc that his* office wse •considering cases like mine At present, lie was very sorry, birfc conid do nothing, ■as I am an employee, bnt wcrald advise une later. Not being- satisfied, I tried another office, but was told stxaigntDnti j my case was hopeless, as the only' ■employees they insured were ibone doing I clerical work. Now. Mr my. work may not be of so gentlemanly «i (calling as clerking, bin I estimate the I vnlnc -of nry life when off duty ac quite. ; ton a pur with that of any other life— | clerical or otherwise. This is a pnzzle; -to m-e. Maybe it is tkat an accident; rmcaslcs, poißOTied fingers, etc, would! I lake, a more virulent form (when off] duty) with a printer than a clerk.—l( am, etc, J.RXJ. I