No "Workers' Compensation"
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in New Guinea
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HEN a workman in an Australian State is killed in the course of his employment, his relations usually receive a sum of from £6OO to £750.
About five months ago a man named Lionel Hartley was killed while at work in a mine at Edie Creek, N.G. His widow, a resident of Wau New Guinea, was left practically destitute Representations were made by the Public Curator, on her behalf, to the man’s employer, but the
only compensation offered was £lOO.
" 10 f T e 15 no workers’ compensation law N .^ w Guinea, and the widow found that it would cost her at least £lOO to take le £ al proceedings against the employer, Mr. A. E Green MP hrnnaht under the noUce of ’the » for Territories in the Australian ParlfameSt recently and aeain ejSfP 1 thingbedone B to bring' fWorker’s com pensatlon law into effect in New GnS He said that something had been pro mised by the Administrator over P ?s months ago, but nothing had beeS done 18