WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Grey River Argus, 24 July 1913, Page 5

WORKERS' COMPENSATION

BILL. BEFORE T^iE HOtjSEr ■ (Per Press Association). ;; • .., - - ;. _ y ■ WELLINGTON, July ' In the House of Representatiyes\& afternoon, Speaking on the' WprteM* Compensation Bill, Mr-H. PjjMd (Ohinemuri)"^said.; that the p^sent/ Act did not go fthe length it shoul^ in connection -with those, engag-edym manual "p.our.^ 0^ nic^t a/niah could, obt^ih now ;^)r accidentf was halfe pay.: ;otswas^recogn^a- that i waking. riian ;d"^jf big fi^ tpi keep things going <m full; pay. a^Thenv hpvv coiijd heypQssßly^live;/Pn' half -spdy: with the ■extra-^expenseriri, the way medical attendance ? Those in ; Ger-', many,; he said, c paid; full rates; wijh v a'_'so percent minimum and it was/payable fbr life. There -was no arg^Ment against paying.:&'sman .from- the.-day he \vas injured. Jn, New Zeala.^d a man had to wait seven days- rEfefpfe Jie Jcpuld claim. - The^'insurance df workmen ; against accident should <: bH h a State monopbl}^. Cases would thi|n be dealt \vith ; upon their meri^'bjf-v inspectors. Miner's : complaint been taken out -of theKComperisatiori' Act of 1909, and .put in ■■-the l.Min^irS' . Relief Act, which was a farce. ia man could get now • .was for i. disease contracted while wotlsiftg whicE was worse than a fatal dent. H^urgedvreinstatementoi t|ie disease in the Act 'where; it' origin ally was.' ...;.';... .. ■ ;:.-i\ .-. .. .. .. ls: \' '.- Mr T. - Wdlford • (Hutt) JGOnten^a that where an action for' compensation before a magistrate failed ■" the ■magistrate should/^avd power.tp : assess compensation under the Worked Gompensatipn Act. The Afbitratipn Court had that: ppwer. V. . ;; ■. Mr J. H; Bradney '(Auckland :^|st) said that it would/be^stablishih^ .a very dangerpus rßrececlent^f they "-increased jcpmpensa^.ion abpyef 50 petcent. Many.' wprkmfih ;^who . drjew large benefits,. plus.; 50^ pcr i: ceritil -of wages, Avere mv : receiptj'of,* more, than - fEeir ordinary .wages.. sTnesi^yere >ribt. in a hurry; tp gb^back to work. : :'~-\'£;' Mr G. V. Pearce tPateaX^aid^at local bodies should be allowed -~ro .;' set up an insurance-ltmd"4"bf theirptwn. It would iT r saye -' bodies Han - r eribf nipus amount of;,:money. - <Eaxjners .'.an<t:|Mtual incurance companies shouldV lk allowed to] insurer against acciderit; ■ :. Mr^H. G. EH (Chrstchurch Souih) said that the time had arrived wlien the House should- 1 see- that. more generous terns were -.granted workers wiib ment with accident. '; * ;. . Mr R. McCalluni 'l(Wairau) ; a^cated a State monopoly of ac^^at insuia.nce. The Statej]iould coMiJe^sate for all; accidents,; denvlng^'lunds from the Graduated Tax. :f.\ ■ -The Premier sa^ilha^he .;wa|;;ji6t - aril favour 'of creating^iTrState riiiprib.- - poly, but he did ..favor.. glving"tfbpai bodies power to . create their übwii;; in- / surance funds.. - He y ; Jtnutual ;: msura'nce"^furias j j^i^e ■■:*■ ■ 'worked .^U.-iThe^ other :/sug^e^iMs/: made he>wbuld. carefully ; consider.