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

' : ,\ Ah Ufljiretfadeftted Liability. ; : 't:@:^ ; "Theliability ot is'o^;-':-■bf -m largest Vter.'suggested or' contete %■> ■ -plated, uftWsrnMicaUi-affimatib'h" is insisted; ■ /■ on/or'tbey/fcceivp a. guarantee that fch'e in:': v siffanciJ: notr gf&nt&l. them will be continued : ''; : for a sufccessioitof yea'ft without increase'of ■- ' prtiinnini-: SBnie.of. fchb Wmipariies iffighfc> : vV- ;: ; agree to iiisui'e for th'e disease bi the same^". "•'. terhjfe a& : ~t}ib''lfep'artmSnt; oii tt&'ofi-thaftie' v " ; ofah 'd'metidmgiit' being nladd td'thb Act; but -S - :■ it is J a mafteFfbl , Hch :£omp l a ! ny' , to 'consider *-■ -■ for'/itself. Kb undfeHVi'ifer whb'.valuea Ijia ■'.: : rSpUtalida :« / 6iiia-;-,1.. flilnk", a6< : SbV Witli ••• " ; mMi6al fexaMMtibu,'tli6 risk : cbiM Uexfohi- 'i teliipltt&l' kithit tiie. mine-owners of ttitj ■■ ? - ■ 6emp'ahi^-.;wffii v - a tgrtaSil- ' >iKb\ius - bf ■ U'lid^' .ptJs'ed.Mt :t/ltlißlli?,tli'(S' fcsaiiiin&t-iSui.fbr-eacE''',:• .fr«su;.6mplc-ymfent ths'claims' will:lie a cfefe • :•.. btantlg •i«6feSsittg .. quantity; ■■' 'Tailing- ttii : . ■ J .latent : li4lJilitJr;,dri the 6Wfl •. . -• •e2tiiiliiferaiitiaiVf(liilg-it:bjvhaifi iritliin i : -- iieit ten yeitfs 51 siiiii varying ir&iii : ;■; >' to.half■tfiißilliall' poundswill h'aVe tb;be piidj '■ -v: medlbal fe&iiiirtatibii tliiS' \itOi "■ / portißU.will always bohtiilUiS abb\it thefeSflfe;;'-':; : ; '.'- I .■■■--•■"■; ftfciohco of Figiirbs..';' , : ■ V ! . ■'.:. ■■-•':■: : ah.estiraira is : ,t!ie. tviiil. Uf,. actuat .figures. :■ The figures Mat..' 6n(Twould Jtjel \&M- v•take most L notice,ofy-'aro. those giveii by the ; ; . : . ; miners' 6\Hf offitiials, -'vrht>' claini' to know- ; ::■':'' : - every-iliah iJersoiially.' ;It is khowii.that one- : .;L " per: : centr, of lire-600 Ken employed m ihe"';;. quarfe- iniKes,iii. Beefto'n: haye died.annually ; '::: from .pneumoconiosis:'. are tli'e. Bgiirea'•■ K' 1 snoTO;by^%.Mgi%ar's.rieWHs\aißieeftpnv' If. this, p'fopbrlibni Jhlis died;'froni.. ins disease , .■■'.* iivten years, Jiiw many .men 'havei befen iaid : :-." ! .: a.sidßi; ■ or. Have';; «iiteS:ed.: Xntq otHer.' pccupa- >' !•'i tipns',; op, have : dr;fied : :, into • other.■ ceptres, '"'-v-'.'-k .miners bejng a : ;driijirig.:;rac ; e^ ■_«aWy -j be.-clpimjh'g Un; ( thp : :next':. jt^l^ , "'■••. or.-'-;-- '■" Jtwen' mdiiflis fqr.wiokly : fcompe'nsatibns,'. thei ■'^ : i ! cost of .tfliidh .'will.'.Far iiitn-bign .that 61 Hie M- ■■■■. icVuH dejitlis ? '■, For _eve%'i $s*oo : p'ii.d ■. on; : , ! .;: accDunt.of death,.lhere"fljlVbe : feii; linies; as' ;niuctt. i!i compensation .v ■;■:; ;.•;'; ; ?;^;"ii; : A HiblgU fails - bls^WdS&.;;. : %-^:i^ ] 7-Stiii.another.'difficUlty prteehts-.iUeifs■-. K l •^^ : will-be impossible in most instances .for My:'::. medical. mafi.to stato.whether a claimant.is '.- '•:, ~siiit|rmg.: frbnV : pneum6;c6niosis», phthisis,, or ■*': ■' Soyefal. other;closely allied 'dteekse's.":!:: - .A iiocfbr feld&e.td-flay tliat Atyi<S : \rM''s\py?is :;sih\ilar,,cbmplaMt3 /anioiTgst.;.wllicH" ■it #a&':.;::.: almost imgpsfißle'.tt"'diffßretttU'tt.-.; Tlio' rciiXx' ■- i of .'the. whole positibii-is \'■": nVusi see,: before tfrey. giyi.tij 'fitedicdl .^kain-.V:; v ■itia'tibfi:. fbp a .promise ;wMch?,,.uiay; . ifot-.' b>.-W'?'-: cajjabje of.subs.teutiatjbil;.ih'i\.the:rhk-^IJ.; ; -i ; cbntrniie, Jq-.-Bo b'bfiie jfof s 'd;certaiii' httmlfer 6f .'•>?■'' 'years; C.V Without ."medical: ■β-xaaiinhto v ffiby .;;:.- ; will ;fintt ;tnrais'ejyes. committed ..to Soti'eMjlli'g ;;:,■.■ 'of whibh they liave..no oqic'ejrtion. 1 vSVIr the '"■.'y'X first, tjvelve : months the Contracts may -. tura : ; . v out very.-welt' indiS?divb\it. till after the-. ;.-'v. Act has be:en in force'a ; y^a,rj ; and;€very mah : :' V V ; ; ; , wh6'js'nOT"'aQlbijUy:m-|he'.'jaS , -:stag€f.pf-'tlie'-.4.j : if- : .■complaiiiS will clafiriy"an'd...probably establish'. ; ; ; i"< ■tlVe fabijj- v t£at tliis fihielVls supiftSed:;:::- ; -. ■••; to' be of s\i«li ilbW d§v.el6l>mptj . has : b)jgil' ; ■ ■ ,:i: I iidWii : W IiSJmV within"' the i&essary itwelve"■:; K: .nltShtliS:":.;r' ;v V'- : -: ■ ■.-."• ■ ■ .• ■'■■ ■*■■ ; .:V; : .:•' !''W-M%vreSS6tt to' lrnowth'at the , opinions' ,V". .^p^Ba ; a|bpwaM.Sliare.d by ■btlielr leadinp , .! v; ..:. lateiaeiit uhdern'riters;:::; ■ ■ .;•.'■;• ■•'/.\: \\ V' : --;4w^%? ~v" dFFER BV EMPLOYERS; ;::^ joint:tEMldN id BiSeasS^"-:. ; : %■': IR|HAi-blsfe,'Ni3i . teV.TIJtEGiIPH—PKiss. Assb'ciiTibS.) iv,:,- : : ' •':..■■". : ..: ;: ■-■'.■■ Reeftqh,'Jamary.ii;: :;.:: fl ; :; :Tli'efbllb\yihg 'employeiia , has.beiff ■: j.issued: t: allow thß;:mahircstd:r': : MkiSrS', .ti ;; :- as it"6nly sef.Pes %. pterjietuate infe • ' : .:;- '.appre4eijSi6n : ;thefe' mil'st be as";feb J o'.ur. attk.-■ '■'f--;.s■■■' •tMe-. ;.olere istapki-agrapli witli \?-hrc|l yrt': :: - -<:: ■CjMtiially. agTe6.:. : That ".is. tlfe:. stiteiflenV ;.:v. i .'facts '.have Been/ nusfeprfeSeiitl&l, :fritli.:thl'■■;... rt*sult r tha£Vthe public"outMde 'this.distribt ::;:-; : 'hiive'-'mb'yet'l'eafnfe'di tM real; m'eaniig bf :. ; ■'.-■ 'P^riiggL , ;: The^ly;qtialifieatM bJ:«iß"v-ftv .a'Uo'vß statement'«e \vouid Mkts is thiit;tte v ; : :■mfsrfep'i&Ml&troiilj- are:prtbaDlJj.mbra. aptive . '■■ ,::;, bflfeiae.: .Tfie malltfesto :!i '■ stiß-,du't:>the .SMemeft't Ha^.beffi agsidUouSly : .vj! - Mp iftr]iggl4:Bhs; pffe- - "?' ': 'cipjtated./sblely;^etaii^;;of;tli| ihcHUiibn, :miners' phthisis in,the (?atego.i-y/of rdis6ases' ;; '.under. : Sectidii r ''l0 l of .the -.-k' ViS.'corre'Sti \ .-.' ■ .: 1; ■ \ ;;. :; ;:-JV Teit W iana fhfev.:■ .'■':/'••''V t. .'.'As;(xe arevwilling ;to;:allpw the publio : ■:'■}}'■-■ to judge. of 'the corfe'ctn'«ss 'or otherwise of';?;;,. .the by the Miners' Federa-i .. • . .■tioni'-aM'as'-.t.'.tesfi.'.oif/.tm bbnaMesbf,.both ..•'-.■; side's , wo maEe; thi fpllcfTJiilg"offer•:. K, tjra •■.■ Jiinofs' Federationi. witk. tlie approval oi J;h.e - ■ : '' Ib'cal uniais; \fjU jbia us in a petition to Partbrreittovo giftiim'oc'baiosis (ininfe'. . . ■'. the .b'pferatieu.of thS '-V/iSi* JiefS'-Cq'nfp'eiKatioli-A'ct, M. Ml |« dispi.ii'se/eiifire]_y: fth afe'dicM -Howewfuridesirable it; may.: be ; t6 have wbfk-ii-.'i:' ing.iii..the."nvmes^men'suffering from.fceftaiit.' :v;. coinpkiiits," ifo.tably'ileart diseasei.:the lbqftl:■:;.:■-', .niSnSofrnfefs "di'd ilbt attempt to enforce .. eal.'eianiiftation" until they met .with th'eir ■:.V pi-eieni' liability for •■■-pneuihdco'nibsisj aM; : :v VS adopted, tlie' (iWy_;ffiiatts of preventing 'tifti.-' , : ; ; : .;r■-.. • v ,::-^^^;. : •';::.::■ : ;•. ''If:.piir bffer .tb'.foreao .the mMical .examinai. "..'■;::' tibii-is:4ocepted;:-it;3fieaiis.an end bftHecre-;. , ,' : ;, ; :: s'eUt,difficulty! if it ia-tfeftisedi itshows that,. : ;:'.-i ■the stand takeji by , the,Miners' Federation' :^:: ; keks .liaiiesty: a! piifposf-.—We : arßv ;etc.,:./-, :■ . Cbliiblidated Gbldfieltts of N"e\v ZealaM, Ltdiy : PiogVess'MiM at tifd., ; Mio. : : :.:.■ ißlaclwater ;Minesi Ltd.," -.:;;. • .: :":-:~ii y y&. ': Hew- Y^iii."tiie : Wiirkefs Wt : :: #,:i& •tp6^arlF i yet to kuow. ; what. ef£6ct ; -.;■:" ,\yin.,hart. 'd\i the .imiuds' 6| . njelibfars bt . : tlio licai uiiioii are speaking iii fav.oUr of :;'; mbyiiig .ironl ..the : iVct imliers' phthisis, .attK- ''-. ; ..•;■-* butirig to it the .great ibs"s and inconveiijence ah-ektty , ;, but the.'uiiibn is■ uilfe- '- : "->-ff' seh-edly in thb han'dS bf the Federation "bf-- •;-.« Miners':4he : Mdiug'§jJlrits'b , f'wWcHesgKsS ':.;-: ,to pttiiig ■: aside the brU : ; ; : :'- ;: ':"..:. ; : -;; : Av! : work is telling li'eayily,.oll a, tiiinii" .. : y h': b.Sr It Js.tJKe weeks to-day s'inie.'-f. '• i stated that bv€r |i dreii b£ tile- ..millei-s left the .district' ' ■ last freelij seeking tt-ttl'k at Duhollifej BiAbt-': " ball; and' Otira. Empibyilieiit is; urgently '■■'-■:/ nJeeUiedi.'anjd a grave state of affairs, threatens^.^"i :: :: ■V.v.:'~iS^'neK' - and' i 'tl'eii|. .'■' : y\^'--\ ■"■"':•!' ;;' inKfiM Ti&fes ,I '. , -thaV li& i insurance ■fiifes' v coyferilijr .:■ i, p^unie^i^is:a^':te:Jiana: ( dsk §Os./.;iSv f 1 r,.c'eiity: : 'in additibii ra'.tjj'e.preselit rate, qx t \'.' %B:"i^ntTJsfr,o'lE'4o'i^V&nt;\b'y'tiVe'(sS&-.--'.V. ;: '' i&iue l 3..is"includeijj 4§s:::6dv;;;.fliero is lib 'prpvisibli. niaii,eV/.for v ,. iusurallCß .:hgaihs.t :: - S .S joiVeuqideßhißp.is•.tilßiftf; fclius übhti-afcfe with , : ::;; other^MVate:' companies. Will: \\av4 m ''W : ~'. : .rC : bJokelP'if insurors-:. OYallriltehisfelves bE : tlie ' S ir ' Government's 'offer." As. preniiiihis ii\ hiai'iy; :'■ - ; .'"'.• ifistailfc|S jlayg alfea'dy; bfeeh, paid in; aa^aiicep'-;:':: ihs'urej-s.Svieli ; .i6 Ifflo'w. .if tlie, ~ •■.■■■.'■■-:.• wiirrefiind'br'ira.traiisfer to thelGby&iim'felii ':■-<■.■■£• pfe K'allbweSi:'"-..-:'. ;:■:■■'■■ /;■•"■ i,:: 'ipaftybfi.Gbld&FteetriKtttrspa.yJeSpO. .''; pbf anßUtn.iii iliSuraheei It afflbu'flt W bvfef ' v -V' : %: per. wefel Icireacu ifi'AP v Fdi- workilig W'eekl' ■ ■ i: «bllsßlitthtea;grbUp' Bf fcbln-o pftnies/plit dpfell tlie 'extra cbst -is-'frbiii £Si* '- -S to £icio6: ; ■'-■>•'• :-: ;: -\ '■-."..' v ":■:.:. : -, ■:":.?;'*:: . ' MANIFESTOt ■\''&i fef'efred. tb -TOl 4 ifesttiSai-'-- '!trd,-;.tbb."-.Workers bf h'cw 2ea- ■ : '' laUa"-. bf ■■the Hffiicfs , - , ~: ; - : <' FsafeFatttllV ; befof^:;the :PHilie .Minister's rei: -'■ ' Be.Ht ! .!a!iiubvu\cl;mElte:'flt .denies that ■= tlfo ■•' J pfeSeftfc"-"'^ jeiibte:= ! ':-|l&S.■ --''befell ..pfeeipitatea V't'X solely^7jiecau6o' : : ! C6fv- i ''tlie,^ : inclusion bf^' : r .K Mhferg; , p'lithiSifl)n ; tiie';c.afeg'erl'ef. ; <:■': llSpa/sfes in;Saftlo.u' lO.of.'the Workers' SeMtlbn ■fbr.-.'iVcciiaelits Act; 190 S. v 'tt Si '-''■ irVib'i" 'tll6;.in'a"pjfe'gtaf s,* "thht thfc dls^s msb khb'tfii As.jiriitfeffi'nhtl|i>is-is' illvoivfed iii' ' ; V ; 'i ;hod(s^te, ; bUt it SsW'bt triip aloilo - : involve'd: ■ 'What-, we • v a'ro?'aiky3 , tb a"i-& ; i"- ; - : .p. is-that every, worker found .on exajmW ■' ■i, & ? fBfH W W^^iy :aofect- •':-4W ™ uI « :?.? .?ff]'l o^tl .-? n - l y J»3 0: : iideplflity;.und>rSeptioil.ir x>f jjh'e Act.-Tlie-ndemnity for:,whicli'.that section {>fcVicle» ;be's far '; ibned: m .Section 11), and vtherefpre it; affect* '--'■■ : iot; only; miners afflicted/ s;ith : , plitliisis -v bu '■-' - : y > ivery.workeMii.NeW Zealand'..:. tt has B«-U : ■"S? oDg. since.;!sottled.-by, decisions. iihder ' fchaV - ::: Al inglish,;Act;that a J wof'Eer' caimot' be demba - ; - ;