PENSIONS AND "CUTS"

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 205, 30 August 1935, Page 8

PENSIONS AND "CUTS"

CROP OF QUESTIONS. RECIPROCITY WITH ENGLAND. (By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, Thursday. Questions dealing with pensions were prominent in the House of Representatives this afternoon. Evidently following up a hint given during his recent addresses by Mr. Walter Nash, national president of the Labour party, who predicted that the Government would make provision for incapacitated soldiers whose disabilities could not be directly traced to war service, Mr. W. JJordan (Labour, Manukau) gave notice to ask: "Will the Minister of Pensions this session make satisfactory provision for those persons who are breaking down physically and mentally following their war experiences but who are unable to furnish proof of attributability." Mr. A. J. Stallworthv (Eden) asked the Prime Minister whether during his visit to England he had discussed with the British Government the question of reciprocity of pensions between the United Kingdom and New Zealand and if so what arrangement had been agreed upon. Mr. W. E. Parry (Labour, Auckland Central) endeavoured to make two questions concerning the pensions urgent. He wanted to know whether the Prime Minister had conferred with the Imperial authorities about reciprocal pensions. "Place the question on the Order Paper," was the retort from Mr. Forbes. Undaunted, Mr. Parry then suggested that in view of the Finance Minister's statement regarding the satisfactory state of the finances the Prime Minister should undertake this session to restore all pensions to their former level. Mr. Forbes (genially): I will ask you to place that on the Order Paper. ( "You. are making a joke of * retorted Mr. Parry angrily, and was called to order bv Mr. Speaker.