HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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WELLINGTON, Tuesday. ■-) AN" AFTEHSOO?TS WORK. J '- *. am.ndm.nt. made £j%JO\ Regulation Amendm.-nt Bi"The Hon. Mr. Fra*er moved the h« , wwW be brought down. If the b«^ (rated undPr the bill *ore iMoffinent after trial, then he «ould be gkd to do bin beet to pet a furthpe.. P crease next year, but the industry miut bear tho burden. .. Mr. Poland welcomed the introduction of the bill, although expressing eoae oeappointmrnt at the inadequacy of tDe improvement upon the old rate oI conY peaation. £1 a week for married, Ann 15/ for ringla men coming under tne proTi«ion» were paltry payments, b"^, 10 * l>ol established a welcome precedetrt a* tie State reropni»«d its obligation to e*e that victims of this dierase should be cared for A man who fell a victim t* miner* divine vva« as fully entitled to. compensation a* though be had met Ht.accident. £1 a week was miwrraN?Inadcquat.- fur n married man. wniie •elcnmin? the bill as n step in the right. <lirc<-t ir, n . therefore he could nafcrffll**; Rratiibtf the Minister or the Government upon tho measure. H e believed ftc Gavrrnmrnt coold very readily- P*f-two-thirds of R man's ordinary wages to him without fen I ing any seriouJ pincnTho firlatp was adjourned at 5.30 PJ> the mot,on of the Prime Minister a* the Taxing Bill was down for con»ider*tion #ftcr the dinner adjournment.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 232, 29 September 1915, Page 9
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