AUSTRALIAN PENSIONS
Operation of New System Canberra, Nov. 19. Since the operation of the Financial Emergency Act of September 1 whereby relatives, where possible, are bound to contribute toward the pensions of those receiving them, 2000 invalid and old-age pensions have already been surrendered in all States Another clause of the Act provides that any pension money paid after October 12 will become a charge on the property of the pensioner after his death. N.S.W. DROPS A BILL Sydney, Nov. 19. The State Government has decided to drop the Destitute Persons Maintenance Bill which was introduced recently by the Minister of Education, Mr. Drummond. The object of the measure was to compel near relatives of destitute persons to provide for their support. ' •
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Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 49, 21 November 1932, Page 9
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122AUSTRALIAN PENSIONS Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 49, 21 November 1932, Page 9
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