Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31

at first are constantly being presented This is. invariably the case with any new system of jurisprudence.
 Amendments Recommended.
 The duties of this board as to recom- mending amendments we have always demed to be confined to matters of ad- ninstrative detail rather than to ques-s tiops= involving a weighty change of pub lie policy, and the amendments whicn, experience has shown to be necessary or desirable are not as large in num- Der as they have sometimes been.
 Uniformity of Maxnunl-First in i'm portance is to correst what was an ap- parent error in drafting the last amend
 ments not noticed by the last general assembly in the rush of the closing days of the session. It was agreed by all par ties that the interests of justice requir- ed a change of the maximum from $14 to SIS and this provision was inserted in the proper place ia ench section except Section. 5361 as amended. There by an oversight the ma Xin1urn was left at S14 instead of SIS. As soon a s this was dis covered practically all of the insurance | companies doing business in the state voluntarily aereed that in all proper cas- es they would make these payments SIS | instead of Sf5 and practically all the 1 self insurers did the same thing. This 1 error should he immediately corrected and this particular amendment should take effect from it's passage.
 Discretionary Award for Phalanges- Second Add to section 1852, as amend
 ed, the following:
 ''In case of an in jury to any portion | of the body Preferred to in sub sections 1 AK inclusivel or .o phalanx oi l phalanges of the thumb, finger or toe 1 the commissioner may, in his discretion ] in the manned herein before provided award compensation for the proportionatt loss or loss of use of the member oi
 the body affected by such injury
 The ason for this proposed amend ment is that injuries frequently occur 1 especially hand injuries, where the sched ule as given is nlanifestly inadequate The majority of the insurance carriers nad the majority of the self-insurers ar
 always in such eases ready to accept tn 1 suggestions of the comFniss,oner or O the medical expert in making adequat
 a(ljus,tments but this amendment is do
 rirable for the purpose of dealing witt
 those persons who do not readily com
 ply with such suggestions.
 Tescretionary Extension of Limitation 1 While we believe that the provisions c
 Section 5360 are in the main wise an while we believe that statuates of lin | itation ara necessary for. the purpos 1 of the corlqnunity, we ocea sionally fin that some ir:ury, whose existence is nc disputed will remain unadiusted for : period of more than one year and th5 2 conferences between the parties will tai l ,laca but that 2 formal rotice of clai 1 will not be given, nor will any of tf n other things which are now requisite e order to give us jurisdiction have tak' : place We. Therefore. sucgest amendil T Section 5S60 by adding thereto as fc q lows:
 i For due cause shown the conmissio h CT may by an order made at any tir = within two years from the date of f > Injury extand the time for r'al'i~N rr'~' e fer corrr ensaticn for a period not exten ie ing beyond two years rom llIe utee of said injury"
 is Hearing to- Be Based Upon Right
 Section 526S, as amended. in lines a le 9 as they appear in Bulletin No. e SO tomarily used by the commissioners