§ Mr. T. Smithasked the Minister of Health if he is aware that some public assistance committees are taking into account the benefits of the recent Workmen's Compensation Act thereby leaving the recipient in the same position as before the passing of the Act and whether he will empower public assistance committees either to disregard this additional compensation or treat it in the same way as the Unemployment Assistance Board deals with partial compensation?
Mr. M. MacDonaldOn assessing the needs of an applicant for relief, public assistance authorities are already empowered to treat weekly payments under the Workmen's Compensation Acts as if they were reduced by half.