, 1885-10-21

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able that the employer or manager is
allowed to chastise boys under Is years
of age with a rod, for offences that merit
punishment, provided that the parents or
guardians III question consent. The s is
hence framed in accordance with the view
Thus taken by Government.
ad ii. Follows the Commissions word
ing.
ad $ Is. In its first part this 5 follows
the corresponding s proposed by the Com
mission, and Government cannot but find
the enactnents in question very desirable
and important as we'll for the mothers as
for the infants; but it is hardly enough to
90 only thus far. Government is of the
opinion, that while field labOur is at all
demanded from mothers with babies, it is
indispensable to make provision that the
infants, which the mothers cannot take
with them to the field, and which cannot
do without being minded and cared, can
obtain proper attendance and care during
the mothers absence. 1t does not seem
unfair to demand that the estate, which
uses and demands the mothers work,
should in return provide u suitable place,
to which such mothers us desire it might
take their young children under6 years
and where a suitable person, employed
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them. TO carry such IL measure into effect
will be no great burden to the estate, and
it is not seen how it can be avoided to
impose it.
For this reason, a provision to the effect
above indicated has been inserted i'll the
present draft, added rs a new clause to
5 Is as proposed by the Commission
even as a fine has been liked as penalty
in case of omission.
ad 16. This : follows the correspond
ing in the CommisSion'S draft.
dd s II. The proposal of the majority
of the Commission, set forth i'll 5 Il OF the
Commissions draft, is to the effect that
labourers under contract for ut least u
month, in ease of illness that cannot he
ascribcd to their own fault, are entitled to
medical attendance, medicine and nursing
at he charge OF the estate until the con-
tract lawfully expires, and that children
under l. years of age shall also be entitled
to receive medical attendance, medicine
and nursing from the estate in case both
(married) parents reside and work there
with at least l months notice.
a minority andersen and Wa7Sard)
proposes that the employers obligation
as above described, in relation to the
labOuler's household in case OF sickness,
should exist without the express centurion
that both husband and wife work on the
estate.
Another minority (Duus and Kllmerl
proposes that the duty of providing medical
attendance, medicine and nursing should
exist in relation to all labOurerS residing
and working on the estate, rs long rs the
laboUrers according to the nature OF their
relation to the employer are in the service
of the estate, hence, also when the contract
is for less time than Il month. The ObIlgA-
ton should also apply to married c%onsorts,
provided that he Tor she) does not work on
another estate, also to children Under ID
years of age living with estate laOoUr-
ers.
In reference to these different proposals,
Government is most inclined to agree with
that of the last mentioned minority, and,
especially cannot entertain the proposals OF
the majority and the aforementioned minOri-
ty concerning the obiig ltiOn i'll relation to
the children, in so far as the term "marrled
parents" which l. is used in both proposals,
implies that the obligation should lapse
when the parents live in ~cOncubinlge: as
marriage is comparatively rare. it is clear
that in tho great majority of cases the
children would got no medical aid.
1t must be established, first and foremost
that marriage ought not to be made q con-
dition, but that the obligation is valid in