FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1977
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THE MAJOR INCREASES IN RE-EXPORTS WERE RECORDED IN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (+ $130 MILLION OR + 28.2%), TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (+ $86 MILLION OR 57.1%), MACHINERY, OTHER THAN ELECTRIC (+ $81 MILLION OR 22.3%), TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT (+ $69 MILLION OR + 116.4%).
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THE TRADE INDEX (1973- 100) FOR AUGUST AS FOLLOWS:
VALUE INDEX
UNIT VALUE
INDEX
QUANTUM INDEX
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
204
134
152
IMPORTS
156
136
115
THE TERMS OF TRADE INDEX (1.E. EXPORT PRICES OVER IMPORT PRICES) FOR AUGUST WAS 99.
NOTE: ALL VALUE FIGURES WERE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST
MILLION DOLLAR,
BILL PROPOSED TO EXTEND INJURY COVERAGE
TO MORE NON-MANUAL WORKERS
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MORE NON-MANUAL WORKERS WILL BE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION BENEF IT WHEN INJURED AT WORK IF A PROPOSED BILL TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SHORTLY WERE PASSED.
THE BILL WHICH IS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY, WILL WIDEN THE COVERAGE OF THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE THOSE NON-MANUAL WORKERS EARNING UP TO $5,000 A MONTH INSTEAD OF THE PRESENT LIMIT COVERING ONLY THOSE EARNING UP TO $2,000 A MONTH.
THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ORDINANCE, AS IT NOW STANDS, COVER ALL MANUAL WORKERS IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR EARNINGS AND THOSE NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES EARNING NOT MORE THAN $2,000 A MONTH.
THE BILL WILL ALSO AMEND THE EXISTING LEGISLATION SO THAT ASSESSMENT OF NON-SCHEDULED INJURIES CAUSING PARTIAL PERMANENT INCAPACITIES SHOULD BE MADE BY REFERENCE TO THE FIRST SCHEDULE TC THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ORDINANCE WHICH LISTS OUT THE PERCENTAGE OF LOSS OF EARNING POWER DUE TO THE LOSS OF VARIOUS PARTS OF A WORKER'S BODY.
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