SUPERANNUATION

Grey River Argus, 29 April 1938, Page 3

SUPERANNUATION

Family Needs WELLINGTON, April 27. Giving evidence before the Health and Superannuation Committee, Dr. Ulric Williams, of Wanganui, said that there were three main factors for consideration. One was that the spirit of the proposals should be adequate, another that it should function, and the third that the science of it was accurate. If any of these were found to be wanting, tne proposal would not fill its objective. There was no lack of spirit, no lack of willingness to carry it out, but when it came to the science of the proposal the scheme was shown to be defective, he said. It rested on the assumption that medical treatment was either desirable or good for sick people. That assumption was wrong. Medical treatment, which was based on false assumptions, was wrong in principle, and because of that it failed in practice. 'The aim should be to encourage people to live healthily. Under present conditions, a family could not

buy the food it needed, and for that reason he suggested an increased family allowance. People did not need more doctoring, but more proicclion from the existing system. lie contended that half the people in hospital had no need, to be there.