DEADLOCK IN MINES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 406, 15 January 1909, Page 7

DEADLOCK IN MINES.

PREMIER; ; 'v WILL NOT SUMMON PARLIAMENT. ■"■ , ; ; "NO, NECESSITy, ,, : ..;■;//; ... tsv'. TELEGKifn—PttEsa is'so'ciiiioN.V ■'.• ■""■,. : ~■-:.- ... . . . -V .TimarUj 'Jahliary:].^/. . - The Prime .Minister", has received".the'.'following .tciegram from' the representative of the >West, Coast gold-mine" .-owners :r? -■:;,- ■;.,•, '••• . "Although Wβ cannot: admit all the conclusions arrived 'at; by,;you in your, telcgrani of .yesterilay, it. Serins inexpedient Vfo.r us at tlio present tirr.o to. further <discuss.'tiie cDntrbversial matters mentioned. ■ We .re-gret-exceedingly that we have been uliabje to plac;o our views before .you In.. a. really comprehensible ; manner, ■ and at the risk! ,6f becoming wearisome L desire; to ...state- that* after long and. deliberate consideration, -.remembering the decision .of...the. insurance companies, we cannot see now thejp'rovisipns' 6f the Workers' Sompensatioh. Aiit reldting to pneumoconiosis can. he -lafflende'J/ sb as to operate justly: towards employers cal examination of wbrkers ; is- permittedj.and to such examination .tlie labour-organisation explicitly refuses to submit'i thus,, creating, a permanent' deadlock-.' "•-.-' ;■ .:; ; • -:,\ ■-.", : : ' -."P , . .? as ' SF- ypjir ■ large, experience bf: administration, would ..enable., you. to devise some way,.out of the-difficulty at. : pre? sent not -apparent 'to And ,thus enable '& forecast; to be made of the n&essary aSei\ding -legislation". : ■: jd.ii :■%ss'. unable ,to assist,\ii? in, this direction; and therefore respectfully;, ut-ge. njjon;- youv the necessity of .calling / Parliants>nt together-at. one'...earliest possible, date; : ;fep.;'ataerid.. tlife, present law. iii> Siigli , m'aniier .as" My be found, rbest ■calculated,, to. nteet^he:-situation;: —S, Freftj tor tlio ~; :v----,-lHd,following ;i;s;the replj? forWafdfelJ by the..lfime.Minister.:— . . . ?~ • ;' S. Free; E'eefton.—Am M reieigV ti your telegfani).contents iot-|wliieji>.ard'tt6t.ißdi ■Tllerii is no .necessity;, wlfaWyer;to.can;,ParMiheiii;' together,; and X aiii, perjtainly,. üßable, agree, to the suggestion made.-by, SdaJi thatrg-speet-.—J.Gi, Wartliv ; .;.;-, ■;.; ;.,/ THE NORTHERN ObtUlißlES^- ["/;■■ :■'■'. REPORIiD;SEitfMIiSJS[S: •;■;•■: . - . . (fit TELECBit'B:—rnESS ASSbciATjbS,), . ..? •-' ............ v ■'-. '.^Tittiariji , Janui'ry.'M.' ' ;in-.,Timar ; uithis ey.eniiigv ,Hie Prime Minister,,sai;d:—"l;have; received, advice, that. difficulty tegardlng the nortliern coal-mmes , has; been;settled;:thili; tlife; :o*iiefs'. have ''accepted *,th'&, Gpveriimellt' Accident \ Insurance cover, and'.'that: ; tne" jnmef's will resumdt.frort torniorriiir.'i .■ ..- ■"........ ,:Bubmst|dfOlrEsi. : ; .'■} ■ . (by '■■'.' '' \ ■'■('.. ■-:■■.:■:.; ;V Diisleisifti :&;,,' , The miners at-the GdHenPoint iiid Gold ana Tuhg'steli niiiie's, at Macrae's Flat.'iroin-. bfeHjig: ?4, have submitte'd. .'themselves to lii'ediedl examihiitiqn, and all have .passed.' r ftis stated." objection': to submitting tnmsely^tbV.SSamifiafipn.,:":i!i,J: fcOV^M^MI^t\ INSURANCE RATES. v '■ FORTY PftRGEN!I\ ; :' : : '-'fe ternis on dent Illsluf an'ce Dep'af tmenfoihiliiisuxe agaiiist pneuto6B6niosis;]\v'er-eran/)ojinqed>in' a Gazette' supplement jiublishscl yes&fday«- The rare--ihiums. ai-e l ta K bQ i r .gS;.gs.-.t3'd; ipS every/-£iob'' spent ill.#age.s..?,Th'fsr.is-; , 'aii (i.e.; abßtft.4o per. cbiit;)>;'pii tfe fates.;for coal, and gbld-mining,.:*llibh 'came into force on Jariilary .1, .a'i'.a c'dns!S4u'enc<> ! 'o'f.; tffi>.lpass-v ing of tile,Wbt ; keVsj icirMlasft sessi'oii. Tlie pfo-,. vide for. eoVer , aghinst 'all' -liabilities under' the Act. ; ■ ■ , «V";■>:<(" ;U: It;:is expressly the ineilt;Atcidioiit,lnsui-aiibe CbßiMissioneriehall. 'in.:no' , case;f^)nre'.'iiis : tract that the Tvbrkers-liays -been mßdicaßy.' .examined, pr that .any .medical .bi.,other,evi-.donce-.pr./declaratibh.:fesp.e'cting their stafe : •o^l*altll:■lsgfv^^p^. f Jirp'dijces'.■ ..,,.., m/- ;- :'.lii the case pfpneuinbcbnipsisi the .sioner will.keep;a.sei)arajte' 4 dccouhtj.showing; all premiums .received aii»j plajins paid. - : ' : .. aro ? embodied.are.-fHirid So as/to apply to all ■ tho .diseases.mentioned ;ih,.Sectibh -10 of ; the : Act, _aha it/is provided that ih respect of ! diseases .other., ffian .pneumoconiosis -there. ■ iib,..a'dditi6n to tlie.'rateß. at..present ill force. The fr&mXme'dfeal ei- :! amination.applies iii all 'cases; : ' ' ■••'•■,'.'.■■■.- .f- ---;'. -,'Ail- !Msij.iFiftNfcE- vieW; ; :';'/"'•,' MLy'-pIopS 7 ~■■'■■■'-.; ■■.;.,: coßhse: - ..;-...-..-. -... ~-.:■•; 'M Pp7b^^eisi>v'i -Mr;.. ; manager, dnd, (ittbrhey ;fojr■ Now-'Zealahd ''bfi tlib Oc'eqn/Accjdent;and;.,GUar'anteß,.G6rp()ratipn, Jitd.;,;ftas.,ksl£ed.,.by.,.a':.l)p3iiNioN; fepi-e seiitaWve; yijsterday. ,"for ■ His -enijiibni .on- the-' Government's ...a'ecisidh-., : :' Jir; phed.asfbllo#s:T-.. ..;,':: ;' 'V'-z ■ ■;••■.- -,'- .. li Tke,pdsit!bn is tilat is" far : Mfr efiilheht UetorthuSit 'arle.pollberileds.'. the*a're : being iiitlenihitiid'by.ttiia &tdifr. lift Gov/efiim'ehVs.. decisibii Mtes thß exactly as it *as- beftire.' M- gliiraiite.fe -is-, given -W tl\b Mne-pwners'jtllat.'tli'ey.'i'ill their insurance .'carriedVbn. 4fjtelor that Parliament ,\vill Sgßeb'-.ta, extend,.the -indemnity. ' n-' /■ - -, -, '"'•'■-' .. right ks to 'be an'deiiihiuea id .this miniier?-;'. All the Companies hilvjj. to- pay ,theit license fees-, -fhfey.; ire to '.have .their., policies'passed; diid, if; they wish to. retaiiir their. clientele, they, ..Tfill..'. Mve .to.' take' the -f;sk'.->fbi ; prie\i.mbcbliiosis,. at. the .same rate as the Dep'artjiiifjirtj;.althpugh they A will: not: --receiveithe iiidomnity;... : That isvt'o■■■ sEyj .iiii 'kb'soltltely unknown ..quantity ■ .which; is-statial by; the rnihers', bfadials to 'be equivalent ■,to •■ frtim ,45 per, cent-, to 50-pfer ceiit. of thefr'memberSi' inust be met b'y the .cßinpalliefcf flf ;nbthln" inent,,. which, is .aiiofdiiiary Cbmßetitori-sub-sidised by the State* aiid;fty; tug-Govefilineht Life Department, ' with ;" thei ai'd ::bf-' alia"-in- ; d'efliiiity e^uftl^'.-;tft wi\atev'ef>sum:tfiey-:"may h'Ave tl p'iy, . Lsay.'sUb'sidisai bj: th§ : -Eife' .Department th'e~;Gb.v'eHimelit i: lfi , suf-' :; alVcte, Gofflmissiflher'has'lotfef ,, .ft aiiV' .pfbiSbrtibh 'of the;-exi)enseS''h.e'tßiiilisl'.nt to either the life fef' ■'hecident. , braiicK'-'. "Tlfe Government Accidoiit De.Jisiftffieiit -raiei tb".re--siVeuffi6'6oniosis from the 'cMsbßdatW Ir^veiiue--and Yfili than-.:the rate at" pre Mi;' currtht iißbn the ■ordinary., ac'cidfent'ibusiii'e'ss, Uftliile? the' 6bm-~ paiiies. -will, W saiiiS "greihiums, a&a will. liaVd tb liability they ttfev ihfettf M\tnocbMiaWtv!:;,';.;iS ." ;,-/\ iWftossifeie ft bieriti^e^teek'.iyieH;^ , "Until the Act-'is', afein&di I ' , llii fiove ,wfnt .tfin ,' 'by, insistiiig, on the ih'edical examination of. all' / nien..-atU,preseht ,iil tlie employment of 'rniiie-pwherSi aijd jthe re,examination,of...eft¥tt. tßi)'li s *ii;e,li'lie ]oiilsttli : e 'service of. .ahotb'e'r. ; -rtiia(e, ;.tli6 .inirtiiig .cpm'panieiS' will be s'ahie position as before, !aiid,their pr.ehiiumj niay;fjC!\cli qii absdhttely prphibitiVe. ufeuf-e:K, It. .will bb , : to differentiate betweeiv men cbmjiig over fro'jii". Australia..to-.Mkft.m) :woi'k and ii]en already.;, in Nqw Zealdnd-.u.MinerJ-are a..shifting-raCb, who ,leav,o bhe district for afrpther and bhb • country for another., 'afc'co'rdihgly • as- work -is brisk br ptherwise.;;, Take the. case 'of. ti.minebwlier .wnb mis to piit olififtfißU »i\ sixtoeii iiieii-; . How, is .ho. going to.decido wh;clr'nien ho niust have .lnidically. examined? If aniaii has coliib frbm Australia^.- l)bw,.lphg must-lie ihavo been .iii tno. -DomiHibri : before' ho : is exempted' from dxamiuatioii?. SujipbsS. \ke . inaii.: Mp.., cbjitractcd.. piieuiripfc^U|osis. in bue bttiie;dry,mjll^ t bn.,tlio';:btlier lr iii iW.os't Australia, w!iere.,th6''dry-- process , 'is used-., Ho.will projjaibly wait a .little-wh•lβ-' 'doing other worky bfeMo he. takes'..'ujv.'min'ii'g; in this country,,-aha if> : by- that:time, he lias been three montlis.. fnCffie'-lJominion, will lie cbme\uhdor the speoiarvbseinptions which tho Primo Sfiiiister iayii.tJn^Dei.atfanled?/:. - : ""'."