The Workmen's Wages Act 1943 Provisions and Penalties
The act governs wage deductions and stoppages for materials tools fuel and goods, requires written agreements, sets limits on sums deducted, and allows employer advances for travel savings and sickness aid. It outlines payment intervals, mandatory wage statements, offences with fines up to one hundred dollars, and penalties for agents. It also authorizes exemptions by the Governor in Commission and cites the act as The Workmen's Wages Act 1943, dated Aug. 27, 11.
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Government of
Newfoundland
Newfoundland Gazette
Bill to amend Mines regulation acts published for comment
Public notice announces a bill to amend Chapter 13 of the Consolidated Statutes Third Series titled Regulation of Mines. It invites written comments to Labour relations Officer A J Walsh by September 30, 1943, with the date of August 21, 1943.
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Commission of Government
A. J. Walsh
Regulation to provide medical care for mine workers
The bill requires mine owners to ensure prompt access to a medical practitioner for seriously injured or ill workers. If a doctor cannot be provided, the Public Health and Welfare Commissioner may approve alternative care provisions. Employers may deduct medical fees from wages within set limits, and noncompliant mine owners become liable for all medical expenses and family maintenance until recovery.
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Commissioner For Public Health and Welfare
Bih
A Bill to Amend Mines Regulation Chapter 131 Statutes
A bill titled An Act to Amend Chapter 131 of The Consolidated Statutes A Third Series Entitled Of the Regulation of Mines proposes amendments in Section 1 to revise provisions governing mining regulation. The measure seeks changes to existing statutory language and enforcement mechanisms within Cap. 131 Consoli.
Mines must provide medical care for workers under new statute
The amendment to Chapter 131 adds section 33 requiring mine owners, agents, and managers with twenty or more monthly workers to supply medical treatment and medicines within five miles. If not feasible, the Commissioner can approve alternative care. Deductions from wages may fund care, with liability for failure to provide and details on enforcement and notices.
Submarine Navigation Claim Questioned by Expert
An unnamed customer cites a statement from a single authority claiming submarines never cross the equator but always dive beneath it, reflecting a disputed view about underwater travel boundaries.
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Equator
A Seaman's Version of the 23d Psalm
The text presents a nautical rephrasing of Psalm 23 praising the Lord as guide and protector on sea journeys. It speaks of steering through storms, companionship, shelter, and a destined harbor in eternity, with imagery of stars, logs, horizons, and divine care. The voice emphasizes faith guiding the voyage and eternal rest.
Doctor’s remark about a diagnosis fuels a sharp exchange
A daughter recalls her father questioning a young man about a compliment. The man retorts that it isn’t the first wrong diagnosis you had made, revealing past medical missteps and tension between generations.
Mrs Smythe Hosts Reception With Longstanding Wish
Mra Smythe plans an elaborate reception and directs Nora the maid to greet guests by name at the drawing room door for the first half hour. Nora responds with warm thanks, remarking she has long wanted to do that to some guests.
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Mra Smythe
Nora
Matam
Neighbor dispute sparks near catastrophe in quiet street
In a terse, dialogue style exchange, Mr Smith remarks on his wife’s singing quality while Mr Jones confesses the neighbors nearly disrupted the night. The fragment hints at tension in a calm neighborhood with a near-miss incident last evening.
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Mr Smith
Mr. Jones
George Contests Wife's Will Amid Uncertain Death
A humorous exchange hints that George is worried while contesting a will. The speaker says his wife is alive, clarifying a mistaken assumption about her death. The pun underlines family tension and the legal skirmish around inheritance.
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George
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