DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 March 1918, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS.

SEAMEN'S. WAR RISKS. * By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, March 4. \ After lengthy negotiations the Hon. T. M. Wilford, Minister of Marino, announces that lie iis able to make public details of the scheme under which all seamen who run war risks on our transports and other vessels engaged in war work will be covered against losses diK to enemy agency and their dependents safeguarded in case of their death or disablement. As an indication how the scheme will work, Mr. Wilford said: can take the example of a seaman earning £lB a month. In the event of his death his wife will reoeive until her death, or until she remarries, £OO per annum and l-24th of his pay in respect of e ilc >, child. There is also compensation for loss of effects. I have information of an instance in which an officer of New Zealand vessel, which was lost off the Lizard through enemy action, received as compensation under the scheme £SO for the loss of effects. This will show that most of the details have been gone into thoroughly under the British scheme." * , Mr, Wilford added that he had undo*, taken that if any dependents of those who were lost, in the Aparima put in claims in New Zealand lie would forward tlu?m to the proper authorities in England in. order that compensation might be paid \mder the scheme as outlined. A SHIRKER FINED. Hamilton, March 4. John Harrison alias Hott Snflth Wilson, was charged at. police court with failing to enroll, also with answenut-. questions in a misleading manner. Tie pleaded guilty. The police said accused was a single mnn and a deliberate shirker. He was working in the baekblocks so as to evade service. ' , Accused said lie l— 1 kept, out of the way because he knew the military wanted him. He did not want to go to the front. b"t was not afraid, Ifo came from Melbourne si.v years a°"o. f Accused was fined £5 on" each of the two charges.