AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Grey River Argus, 17 March 1945, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION RAISED

(Rec. 6.30), SYDNEY, March 16 increased compensation for injured workers is provided in a Bill passed by the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Under the Bill, the maximum compensation for an injured worker with a family will be six pounds instead of five pounds per week. The Bill was introduced as an urgent measure. It was passed through all stages at one sitting. Opposition rhembers accused the Government of trying to rush the Bill through without giving the House sufficient time to consider it. The Bill provides that the injured worker will receive £3 10s, his wife or dependent £1 5s per week and each child 10s per week. EPIDEMICS IN NEW SQUTH WALES (Rec. 6.30) SYDNEY, March 16 Further notifications of infantile paralysis cases bring the total since January 1 to eighty-two. The Minister of Education, Hon. Mr. Heffron, said that it is not proposed to close the schools because of the epidemic. There is a scarlet fever epidemic also raging in New South Wales. PROMOTION OF WOOL TRADE CANBERRA, March 16 The Wool Publicity and Research Act, of 1936, will be repealed, and the Australian Wool Board will be reconstituted under the Wool Use Promotion Bill, which is now before the House of Representatives. It is designed to improve the production as well as the use of wool. The Bill provides for the quadrupling of the rate of tax under the Wool Tax Act. Hon. Mr. Dedman, moving the second reading of the Bill, said the tax would now be two shillings per bale, one shilling a fadge or butt, and fourpence a bag. It was estimated that about £325,000 per year would be raised. The Bill proposes that the Government should add a subsidy of one nound for one pound, thus making ‘about £650,000 y£ arl .y available for research and publicity. SYNTHETIC TEXTILE INDUSTRY OPPOSED CANBERRA, March I'6 The action of the Commonwealth Government hi sancUoning the estnbiishment in Australis, of o. & Sa e synthetic textile fe«o.‘X„Xv a serious blow at the wool induslty, hits «i»& r/1 Mt Ma°r the Comsynthetics. il vernment had opened monwealth very menace which IE! slale ‘Government's BUI sought to counter.