FARMERS IN THE HOUSE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE PBES3. ' Sir,—-Mr C. Taylor says that agricultural tabourers were excluded from the Workers' Compensatiftn Act by the farmers in the House. This is neither accurate nor fair. In the House they were cut out by 26 to 20. Tiha majority included Messrs Carroll, Colvin, Fisher, A. L. D. Fraeer, Hall, HallJones, Heke, Lawry, McGowan, ilorrison, Napier, Palmer, Seddon, Ward, Wilford, Witheford, and Hornsbv—sevemteen in all, and cot a farmer among them. excuse was that the Upper House would throw out the Bill if farm labourers were included. Perhaps so. They ihad rejected them by 20 to 12, but both* Ministers, Messrs Cadman and Walker, voted against the farm labourers, and, of course, took with them the Government following. In addition to those non-farmers who voted against the men, I might add th* following M.H.R.'s, whose farming,, if any, is but a minor portion of their calling:' —Messrs Field (lawyer),' (Mills'- (journalist and politician), Stevens (agent), t>o that 20 out of 26 were not farmers. Mr Taylor shoutd study his book before making rash mm! unfounded etc., FARMER.
FARMERS IN THE HOUSE.
Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11010, 6 July 1901, Page 5
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