RESULTS OF THE LAW ON ACCIDENT INSURANCE 53 



not more than 6,000 crs. There is another difference in the rules for vol- 

 untary and compulsory insurance in that the master as well his wife may 

 be insured voluntarily against accidents while working on their own farm 

 or when working for other land holders on farms on which insurance is 

 not compulsory. 



The total number of agricultural accidents to the compulsorily in- 

 sured in 1912 was 2,679. Besides these, the Agricultural Division of the In- 

 surance Council reported in 1912, 966 other cases occurring in 1911 but 

 not yet dealt with and 10 cases dealt with but subjected to revision. 



On the other hand, of the total number of accidents to be dealt with 

 in 1912, 949 were still under consideration at the end of the year. In 

 the course of the year 1912, 2,370 accidents were actually dealt with. 



From these 2,370, we must deduct 275 (or 11.6 % of those dealt with 

 in the year), as the law of May 27th., 1908 was found not to apply to them. 



The number of accidents to those voluntarily insured, reported to 

 the Insurance Council in 1912 was 227. 



To this figure we must add 100 accidents not dealt with in the pre- 

 vious year and deduct 107 not yet dealt with at the end of the year. 



25 S cases were finally dealt with, to 39 of which (15.3 %) it was found 

 the law did not apply. 



Since the law of 1908 on agricultural accidents came into force, the 

 total number of accidents reported to the Insurance Council has been as 

 follows : 



Year Compulsory Insurance Voluntary Insurance 



1909 550 accidents 21 accidents 



1910 1,97^ » 118 » 



1911 2,312 » 197 » 



1912 2,370 » 255 » 



§ 2. — Distribution of accidents according to their seriousness. 



The 275 accidents abo c mtrti^^ ed ben'g excluded, the law of 1908 

 was appUed in 2,095 cases of compulsory insurance. Of these, 1,095 accid- 

 ents gave no claim to compensation as the victim had recovered his 

 full working capacity or only suffered a diminution of worldng capacity 

 of less rhan 10 %, which is the minimum giving claim to compensation. 



Of the remaining 1,000 accidents, 61 were mortal ; in 32 cases the de- 

 ceased left no one entirely or partially supported by him; they en' ailed 

 therefore, only the reimbursement of funeral expenses of 1 ot more than 

 50 crs. 



In the 29 other cases of death, 25 of the victims were labourers with 

 one or more persons entirely dependent on them and 4 were such as had one 

 or more persons partially dependent on them. Under the first head, the 



