Treatment of a Vanikoro
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Timber Worker
Communications protesting, i strong terms, against tH treatment accorded Mr. Eo ward Leveney, a part-Fijian timbei; worker who sustained injuries whii employed by a company whio works the kauri forests on th island of Vanikoro, Southern Solo, mons, have been sent to Fiji, an to Unions of timber workers in Auu tralia.
Leveney was working on the ros on Vanikoro, and was struck on tM side by a piece of rock, from a geligi nite explosion. He was so severee bruised that he could not walk, an was carried to the river, and tram ported to the settlement at Peoc For two days, he suffered so muo. pain that he was put under mo:c phia. He made a good recovery an resumed work after 8 days.
His employers paid him no wag? over the period of his incapacii through injury. Comment in suggests that it may not be so ea:f in future to get workers there fd Vanikoro: and Australian Unioic are expected to initiate a move fd a law" of industrial compensatioi in the Solomons.