MARITIME CONFERENCE
LIABILITY FOR ILLNESS. QUESTION OF DAY'S WORK. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. (Received October 20, 5.5 p.m.) GENEVA. Oct. 39. At tho Maritimo Conforanco today there was a debate on tho protection of seamen against illness. Tho Australian Commissioner, Sir Granvillo Ryrie, urged an agreement on a definition of tho owners' liability. Ho said there were too many conflicting laws, and tho national laws in a number of maritimo countries were at variance. It was desirable for the owner,' and seamen to know their relation to each ether. It might bo advantageous to adopt international regulations based on the methods of covering risks ordinarily encouraged in national laws.
When the shipowners' group asked tho conference to distinguish between effective work and tho hours ordinarily worked, Mr. Festu (Australia) said seamen might be compelled to be on duty for 16 hours to complete eight hours of effective work. Ho quoted an Australian Arbitration Court decision to the effect that officers and engineers required to remain on board for tho night when in port, for firo prevention, were to be paid an extra day's pay and overtime for aotivo work performed during this time. He said that any other system was unthinkable.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20391, 21 October 1929, Page 11
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