Breach Of Confidence Alleged

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 308, 23 September 1943, Page 6

Breach Of Confidence Alleged

Sir Mr. Robertson, Labour M.P., at his meeting at .Masterion on Monday confessed (almost boasted) (hat atter the early settlers’ dinner a year or two ago he actually took the menu card with al our names on it round Io lite social security office and found out which of us were drawing some benefit. The <:haii‘man, the mayor of Masterton, will be able to prove that the card was aelually marked to show it. if we take that paltry leu or twelve pounds a year universal superannuation (which most of us accepted—if only to offset the extra taxation) do wo lose our right to privacy ano lav our affairs open to prying M.P. s wli> might want to use us for political propaganda? And it was distorted propaganda at that, as nearly all the audience took it that we were living on social security, whereas in most east's it is merely that we are entitled Io the small universal superannuation.—l am, etc., EARLi SETTLER. , Masterton, September 21.