*Captain FABERI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether paid officials of the friendly societies are exempted from being insured under the Employers' Liability Bill; and, if not, whether he will consider the hardship that is indicted upon friendly societies in having to insure their officials, and so incurring loss.
§ The SECRETARY OF STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. GLADSTONE,) Leeds, W.No special provision is made in the Workmen's Compensation Act with regard to the officers of friendly societies, and I see no reason why such officers, if they come within the definition of "workman" in the Act, should not be entitled to compensation for accidents arising out of and in the course of their employment. I do not see that insurance involves any special hardship on friendly societies.