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National Health Insurance applies to all persons over 16 years
of age whose remuneration does not exceed £250 per annum When
estimating the income of an officer there is added to his wages the
value of the board and lodgings provided at the rate of 4/- per
day when serving hi cargo vessels and 5/- per day when in passenger
vessels.
Insurable persons join an approved society; the Seamen's
National Insurance Society is constituted to meet the special
requirements of seafarers. The weekly contribution for members
serving in foreign-going ships is 8d. for men and 7d. for women,
and every four contributions paid on behalf of a contributor in any
calendar year counts as five contributions.	.
The benefits include medical, sanatorium, dental, sickness and
disablement treatment. Participation in some of the benefits
depends on the number of contributions, and a proportionate loss
of benefit is incurred if the member gets into arrears with his
contributions
THE   ANIMALS   (SEA TRANSPORT)   ORDER   OF   1930.
(Pamphlet No. 923).
The Ministry of 4gri°u^ure and Fisheries is empowered under
the Disease of Animals Act to issue Regulations relating to vessels
and animals carried thereon ; animals being defined as cattle,
sheep, goats, all other ruminating animals, and swine.
Restrictions.—Animals shall not be carried on more than
three decks, nor on an open main (freeboard) deck, nor on any
deck that is not completely closed and covered with a permanent
deck above ; neither shall they be carried in tiers above a compart-
ment where other animals are carried, nor in any part of the vessel
where they would interfere with the proper management or
ventilation of the vessel.
Space.—Sufficient space shall be provided in every pen to
enable the animals therein properly to feed and rest during the
voyage, the minimum space per head being 2 feet 6 inches in width
for fat cattle and 2 feet in width for store cattle under 1,000 Ibs.
weight. No pen shall exceed 11 feet in length (fore and aft) and
9 feet in breadth, and its construction shall be of such character
and strength as to be able to withstand the action of the weather