WATERSIDE WORKERS.
ACCIDENTS TO MEMBERS. [Pec Press Association.l WELLINGTON. August 20. A deputation from the Waterside. Worker.-,' ,'edoration wailed on the Minister of Marine, the Hon G. W. Russell, to-day to urge, that more extensive powers be granted to inspectors with the view of preventing accidents. The deputation pointed out that there were. •_ , -l<) accidents j n " Wellington bi-st vear among 1-300 members. Many accidents \ver~e unavoidable, lr.it more supervision was wanted. The Minister n plied that if the Waterside I uion would suppiv him with lists en the acehlents he would have them chocked, so as to trace who was responsible tor them.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12090, 20 August 1917, Page 6
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