MINERS PHTHISIS BILL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 15 July 1925, Page 9

MINERS PHTHISIS BILL

INTl!unit I'd) I’.Y MR PARRY DISCUSSION IN. Tl 1E HOUSE GENERAL PENSIONS SCHEME REMARKS LY JSt INIS TERFf'iM Mt. i |» j iarr!i»nl::ry Correspondent; \VKI.L!\(;T<)\\ This Day. In introducing the Miners' Phthisis I• i 11. Mi Barry stated that there were very few doctors in the Dominion who had had practical experience of the treat mem of the disease, hut what was taking place at the present time, was

it" t I I.nlli, Img eel I ilica las Were given by medical men. The Rill made provision toi these suffering from miners' ei i; l]> 1a i 11 1. irrespective of how it was ee lit raei er. and power was given for the a ppoint men; of a medical referee, who, he urged, should he tborough!v experif eneed. 'llte pension of the single man would lie raised from i)! ds to £2 per I week, with medical comforts, and a . tiianied man would receive Tl for his ‘ wile and 10 for each child under 16. L ’ In South Attic a ihe law made separate 1 provision lor a wife and there a miner with a wife and six children would. " if In' was suffering from the disease, re < ive aho'iti £3O per month. I’rovision M was made tor other benefits and gener- '* ally the Rill was dc signed to afford : ,de-

1 oiiaie compensation to the miller and | I:: s ,1 e]ienda iits. j -Mr I". U. Rhodes commended the '■ ! attention of the Minister of Mines to ‘' many of liie clauses jn t lit- Mill, and 1 ( suggest ed that some of them were i Worthy o! adoption; alt et tin t-ively he ! 'j urged the giving of wider disc retionary '• j powers to Magistral! s m> that miners' ■ dei'iMidant;'. might lie put ~, a Inti or ' j I lasts. •Mr Roland said lie did not I Link the member lor Auckland lYiiiral .nuld ex J" et hts Rill to go t h tough this session. ’ Ihe coni pettsa l ion provided for in the '■ 801 l ‘.vas 100 than was awarded in other

countries'. ’llm Government was making an absurdly small eonlribt uion to the eotlipi nsat am Jtaid at present and lie e.xprissed file opinic.u that it would uofc alteel tile >,ianei;:» stability of the rutin 1 1 > to give reasonable eompensat ion. Messrs Howard and Horn also supported the measure. The latter speaker raid that in South Africa the miners wei e medically examined monthlv. If a unity was found to lie suffering from miners plithisis. he was put off from work and ivc-ived a full pension. The man himself made no claim. The medical examiners s’.Viplv made their repeals.

Mi- Hudson pie, aded with the Goverttit'cnt- to relax the present system to route extent and recognise this commonreuse view that where there was no doubt that, death took place from pneumonic and other diseases as the result m his occupation, notwithstanding the medical evidence. full consideration should lie given to the minors dependants.

Gases ol hardship were referred to by -Mr Holland, who supported the re tp est tor additional provision. is the mi ter any worse <>it than htipdiTcl.s oi others who are dying' of other diseases, asked the Minister, the Hon. G. J. -Anderson. .Alter denying that lie was unsympathetic, in* stticfhe boasted he would he prepared to have a law 1-1 aced an th ■ Statute Rook which would not only deal with miners, but ethers as well. "This session?" asked Mr Holland.

"No; in tne sweet, by and by,” suggested Mr Abiiitcitii. 'Hie actuaries are working on it today. said Mr Anderson refer; lug to '>- contributory pensions scheme. It ■ ae a huer cpi.'slii.ii and miners plilhisi--was on I y lo’.telling the fringe ni j(.

I‘ 1 til tin pensions point of view, he re marked that the miner was treated bcl tec in New Zealand than any oilier mam He did not. think it advisable In leave it to the .Minister or an ofiicer of the Department to name the deciding voice in regard to pensions, and he thought it should he left at the discretion of Magistrates. The Bi'l was read *■ first time.

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