FOR OUR SEAMEN.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 March 1918, Page 3

FOR OUR SEAMEN.

A COMPENSATION SCHEME. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.] WELLINGTON, This Day. After lengthy negotiations, Hon AVilford, Minister of Marine, announces lie is able to make public tbe details of a scheme under which all seamen who run war risks on our transports and other vessels engaged in war work, will be covered against losses due to enemy agency, and their dependents safeguard ed in case of their disablement. As an indication of how the scheme will work, Mr. Wilford states: Take the example of a seaman earning ClB a month. In the event of his death, his wife .will receive’until her death, or

until she remarries £9O per annum, and one 24th of his pay in respect to each child. There is also compensation for loss of effects and lie had information of an instance in which an officer of a New Zealand .vessel which was lost off the Lizard through enemy notion, received a's compensation under tlio scheme £SO for loss of effects. This will show that most of the details have been gone into thoroughly under the British scheme. Mr Wilford adds that he has undertaken that if any dependants of those who were lost in Aparima, put in claims in New Zealand he will forward them to the proper authorities in England, in order that compensation he paid under the scheme, as outlined.