SUPERANNUATED PUBLIC SERVANTS

Evening Star, Issue 17792, 14 October 1921, Page 7

SUPERANNUATED PUBLIC SERVANTS

CONFERENCE IN WELLINGTON. [Pen United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, October 13. At the oonfar«nco of flu; Association of Superannuated Public ■ orvants Mr Guthrie (Auckland) moved that the system of counting superannuation as income when members arc applying for the old age pension be abolished, the same as iu the cats) cd annuitants uiuior the. National Provident Kwul. Mr T. G. Waitt (Auckland) pointed out that a supers mulcted nnbUe servant in receipt of £.ldO per annum yens not entitled to receive the old age [xuision, while nuclei the National Provident 1' mid too ninoiliH received from that- fund was oxemptcc.. This anomaly should be removed. The remit was carried. Air Outline also moved that the Gmvrument he rcrjirmtod to grant bonuses to their retired Civil servants on the same lines ns was done by til-" britisli Government. 'Phis remit ocr .d. 1,, -d s.-ane discussion, the chairman dating' that tiny matter v.as mentioned to Mr Ma.-vey before his dopirlure for ivngbr.d. end he promise"!, to loch into ii when in London. Mr [''arrant ((.".ago; said that only cighiv super;mnualed railway servants out of l.’lOd iven' remiviry A’deO per annum ; 200 receiving £100; and the romairidcx considerably !, ,-s. The mm; was earn /i. Air 11. K. Gilbert (Vfelii ngtou) moved ‘‘That the various Superannuation Acts now in force be so amended that the widows; and children of deceased superannuated ollipers in the nub!’.:- services receive a yearly allow.'ince of £lB per annum, phis tho bonus now in lore- 1 . This was also carried.