TABLE 7.-NUMBER and NATURE of LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

under the WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACTS and the EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT DURING THE YEAR 1924.

Cases

Number of
Nature of Employment.

Applications

under the for

Memoranda
Arbitration.

Registered.

Employers'

Liability (1)

(2)

(3)

Act. (4)

Number of disposed of

..

67
33

GREAT BRITAIN:

1.-Professional Employments
11.-Commercial Occupations
III.-Shop Assistants
IV.-Domestic Servants

V.-Seamen ..
VI.-Fishermen
VII.-Agriculture
VIII.-Building ..
IX.-Factories and Workshops

X.-Docks, Wharves and Quays
XI.-Mines
XII.-Quarries ..
XIII.-Constructional Work
XIV.- Railways

XV.--Inland Transport by Road
XVI.-Inland Transport by Water
XVII.-Miscellaneous

Total

Total for 1923
ENGLAND AND WALES:-

1.-Professional Employments
II.-Commercial Occupations
III.-Shop Assistants
IV.-Domestic Servants

V.-Seamen
VI.-Fishermen
VII.--Agriculture
VIII.- Building ..
IX.-Factories and Workshops

X.-Docks, Wharves and Quays
XI.-Mines
XII.--Quarries ..
XIII.-Constructional Work
XIV.- Railways

XV.- Inland Transport by Road
XVI.-Inland Transport by Water
XVII.-Miscellaneous

Total

Total for 1923
SCOTLAND:

I.-Professional Employments
II.-Commercial Occupations
III.--Shop Assistants ..
IV.-Domestic Servants

V.--Seamen
VI.--Fishermen
VII.-Agriculture
VIII.-Building ..
IX.-Factories and Workshops

X.-Docks, Wharves and Quays
XI.--Mines
XII.-Quarries
XIII.-Constructional Work
XIV.- Railways
XV.-Inland Transport by Road
XVI.-Inland Transport by Water
XVII.-Miscellaneous

Total
Total for 1923

65

424 19,543 17,622

64 30

TABLE 8.- APPLICATIONS FOR ARBITRATION AND AMOUNTS OF

COMPENSATION AWARDED UNDER THE WORKMEN'S
COMPENSATION ACTS DURING THE YEAR 1924.

The figures in columns (3) to (9) do not include 175 cases in which a lump sum was awarded after previous weekly payments had been made, and 2,428 cases where weekly payments were increased, diminished, terminated, &c., or which were otherwise disposed of (withdrawn, settled out of court, &c.).

† This amount includes a total of £43,021 9s. 11d. awarded in respect of children under 15 under the Act of 1923.

TABLE 9.-MEMORANDA REGISTERED AND AMOUNTS OF COMPEN

SATION AGREED UNDER THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
ACTS DURING THE YEAR 1924.

• The figures in columns (3) to (8) do not include 3,957 cases in which the agreement was for increase diminution, or termination, &c., of weekly payments.

† The amounts shown in columns (4) and (6) include a total of £104,873 paid in respect of children under 15 under the Act of 1923.

TABLE 10.-ACTIONS UNDER THE EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY

ACT, 1880, AND AMOUNT OF DAMAGES AWARDED
DURING THE YEAR 1924.

* Incuding cases whe money was paid into court and aken out in settlement.

+ Including 5 cases in which compensation was awarded under Section 1 (4) of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1906.

TABLE 11.-APPEALS UNDER THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION

ACTS.

(a) APPEALS TO THE COURT OF APPEAL (IN SCOTLAND

THE COURT OF SEssion).

TABLE 12,-APPEALS UNDER THE EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY

ACT, 1880.

There was one appeal under this Act to the House of Lords during the year 1924,

by an employer in England and Wales. The appeal was dismissed.