WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 146, 18 December 1933, Page 10

WORKERS' COMPENSATION

A recommendation that the A\ rorkers' Compensation Amendment Bill (originally introduced by the late Mr. H. E. Holland) be not allowed to' proceed this session, was made by the Labour. Bills Committee in a report presented' to Parliament today. The Report was as follows:—(a) That the time at its disposal did not admit'of the Committee giving full consideration to the whole aspect of the law governing payment to injured workers; and (b) that in view of the provision now made by the Unemployment Board in meeting claims for compensation to relief workers incapacitated through accidents, in all cases where the board .carries the accident compensation liability, the Committee recommends that the Bill be not allowed to proceed this session. Mr. AY. Perry (Labour, Auckland Central), who took over the Bill after the death of Mr. Holland, said members had promised that something would bo done to meet the situation, and he would like to know what the position was. The Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. G. AA r. Forbes) said he understood the matter had been dealt with. Ho indicated that a statement would be made by the Minister of Employment,