ALL VIEWS TO HE HEARD

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22339, 1 March 1938, Page 7

ALL VIEWS TO HE HEARD

preparation of scheme OF SUPERANNUATION PRIME MINISTER’S ASSURANCE (PEESS ASSOCIATION TELEOBAM.) AUCKLAND. February 28. All sections of the public interested in the superannuation and national health insurance proposals of the Government will have an opportunity to give evidence at the inquiry to be held during the recess of Parliament by the special parliamentary commitVi . statement was made to-day by ine line Minister (the Rt. Hon. M. J. bavagei alter his arrival from Wellington for tne opening of the Roman Catholic centenary celebrations. Mr Savage said that the order of reference would be made wide enough to cover every phase of the problem. After the inquiry the committee would prepare a report without delay, so that the necessary legislation could be framed in time to allow for an adequate discussion during the final session of Parliament. “The prospective legislation will be put on the Statute Hook during the life of the present Parliament,” Mr Savage said. He reneated that in the meantime the pensions system would be liberalised by reducing the residential limit from 20 to 10 years, and said that the change would operate from the date of the passing of the bill dealing with this.

It was expected that several thousand people would benefit by this change. The scale of pensions would be the same as that now applying for old-age pensioners.