AUSTRALIAN NAVIGATION BILL

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10403, 17 July 1912, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NAVIGATION BILL

United Press Association.—By Electrio Telegraph,—Oopryight. Received July 17, Ipm. Melbourne, July 17. Mr Tudor, explaining the Navigation Bill, says it will apply to Ans ttaliaa ships in any part of the world. It provides 140 cubic feet of air apace for each member of the crew In the coastal trade with accommodation above. . .Loading, lighting and ventilation must be perfect. A separate mess room and bathrooms must be provided Wages are to be paid at regular intervals and a seaman’s claim for wages must be given priority over other claims. Certificated cooks must be employed on all vessels of ever 500 tons. ”Imprisonment for desertion is abolished, but a deserter is liable to forfeiture of wages or a penalty of £2O, la order to check crimping oiiiy a Government officer, a captain, or aa officer wifi be allowed to engage or supply seamen.