SUPERANNUATED PUBLIC SERVANTS

Evening Star, Issue 17920, 16 March 1922, Page 11

SUPERANNUATED PUBLIC SERVANTS

THIS BONUS And old age pen-

SIGNS.

The second quarterly meeting of the executive of the Eodomted Superannuated PttMc Servants* -Association passed at Wellington yesterday a series of resolutions on the question of tho continuation of tho cost of living bonus, etc. Mr Girling Butcher, on tho Instruction of tho Otago branch, moved, and Mr G. B. Armit, representing Canterbury,' seconded—" That tho ■Wellington executive bo requested to take immediate stops to press upon tho Prime Minister and tho members of tho Cabinet tho urgent necessity of continuing the bonus on tho present lines to (1) widows, (2) orphans, and (3) superannuated public servants at present to receive tho bonus."—Tho motion was carried unanimously. On the motion of Mr W. Macldn, on behalf of the Christchurch branch, it was resolved—“ That the Government bo requested , to allow superannuita-nts to receive. tho old ago pension, provided both superannuation and pension together do not exceed £l5O per annum.” He understood that under the National Provident Scheme those receiving up to £2OB a year were also entitled to receive the old ago pension.—Mr E. K. Hydo (Auckland) pointed out that this was ono of tho original remits that were sent on to the Government by tho association, hut it had apparently been ignored. —Captain Barclay (president) said the resolution would servo as a reminder. . It was also decided to communicate with tho Railway Department to ascertain whether provision could be made in the case of illness or disability of a railway annuitant for superannuation to be collected by an agent, as in tho case of the public service generally^ It was resolved unanimously to ask the Prime Minister to state a date when he would be prepared to receive a deputation from tiie association. Tho Secretary stated that the federated membership was upwards of 700, and new members wore coming in freely.—Mr Barclay urged the necessity for a united effort to increase tho membership, which should bn numbered bv thousands, not hundreds. Tho moral effect represented by the association, ho contended, was 35,000 votes. —Mr Girling Butcher stated that the association already had the support, moral and financial, of the Public Servants’ Association, the Post and Telegraph Officers Association, and the railway-men.