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Evening Star, Issue 21744, 12 June 1934, Page 14

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COMPENSATION AND ARBITRATION. Requests for amendments to the Workers’ Compensation Act, the Apprentices Act, and the Arbitration Act Vere made by a Wellington Trades and Labour Council deputation to Mr Forbes and Mr Hamilton ■ to-day. It was desired that means be. devised rectifying the position whereby, when awards lapsed, apprenticeship orders were nullified. Regarding compensation, it was asked that the full weekly earnings bo payable, and the amount for total incapacity or death be increased from £I,OOO to £1,250. The deputation asked that the Arbitration Court bo again made accessible to the workers, as hitherto; that a 35-hour week be enacted; that the half* hour of-daylight saving apply, the , whole year. Mr Forbes replied that the requests would bo considered, and that appropriate action would be taken if the Govern- : ment found employers taking advantage of the Existing legislation to sweat employees, as alleged.— Press Association. AMERICAN SILVER PLAN. WASHINGTON, June 11.— TV United States Senate late to-night passed the Silver Purchase Plan Bill. t THE STOCK EXCHANGE. Sales reported this afternoon: — E.S.A. Bank, £5 3s 6d; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile (ord.), £57 10s; Bell-Kilgour, 4d; Blackwater, £1 14s 3d; Goldfields Dredging, lOd (2); Mahakipawa, lid (2).