IN BRITAIN. WAR PENSIONS BILL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8203, 28 July 1915, Page 5

IN BRITAIN.

WAR PENSIONS BILL.

■ r--<■•;. ;■■..,-■ ■•...■^l^lfDON;, July 26:,.; In the House qi' Lords, x the Naval and Military .'"; War ■Pchsioris Bill is being considered. Strong objection is taken to-the Goveniment rushing so important a measure throughv The main opposition centres round the proposal to create a new statutory, body, with many new officials to. administer the pensions. . Lewd Crewo pointed out the -urgency of the measure. Unless the machinery was provided, the supplementary _ disablement'benefits could not be.pa.jd. Lord Balfour of Burleigh said that !th« provision to meet tho* difficulties was singularly inadequatn. .A complete separation should be made between the permanent pensions and. the separation

allowances. He moved' the adjournment of the Bill'until after the recess.

Lord Lansdowne pleaded with the Lords not to bring the machinery to a standstill, and said that, ho Idieved. the policy would be universally approved by. the country.

Lord Midleton, who is a memher of the Departmental Retrenchment Committee said he did not desire to reject the Bill, but he earnestly desired to re*' cast the Bill.

The adjor.riiment was carried by ii votes.to ill.