DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 23 April 1945, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. P.A. WELLINGTON, April 22. Commenting to-llay on a statement reported to have been made by Mr. F. Hackett, Member of Parliament, for Grey Lynn, regarding amend.ments to the Social Security Act, Hon. W. Nash said that on no occasion had it been said that the Act would be .amended in a way that would increase the expenditure to thirty-one millions a year. “I myself,” said Mr. Nash, “have said that to give all benefits without any income or other Jests would cost, at the present rates thirty-one millions a year. Other suggestions referred to ‘in the report are, with many others, being carefully considered in connection with the Government's minimum family income, proposals, but no decision has been made on either of the subjects mentioned.” Mr. Hackett was reported to have said that it was the intention of the Government to abolish the country quota. He was also reported to have foreshadowed (1) the transference of the national security tax to the social security taxation; (2) the payment of a minimum, family income; <3l increased age benefits; (4) revision of the family allowance; (5) an allowance of one pound weekly to every mother.

SEAMAN’S FATAL FALL P.A. CHRISTCHURCH, April 22 Falling thirty-five feet from Fie gangway of an overseas ship at Lyttelton last night. Norman HaiW Moore, a seaman, suffered injuries from which he died soon al terwards, and another member of the crew, George J. Baker, is on the seriously ill list at Christchurch. Public Hospital. Both men fell into the sea but Moore apparently struck tne wharf as he.fell. When they, vver brought up on to the wharl out men appeared to be dead. Oth members of the crew applied aiti - cial respiration, and were later <• sisted by St. John Ambulance men. Baker responded to treatment a t 45 minutes, and after teratme t the casualty ward, was ren the hospital. Moore, who bad fered head injuries, dld , "his home is Moore was married, and h Avonin Bristol. Baker comes from mouth.

After a hearing lasJ |f u ntiy miner, action in which a ' R H Andrew Marelich, aged - A K R. I-laigh and with J 1 gcs from Turner) claimed fjQjO g onr d (Mr V. the Auckland Hosp a 1 E Mr L j R. Meredith and w- • > Goldstine) wa V,f n Xd his right leg Marelich, who h.a

amputated above the knee at the Auckland Hospital on May 13, 1943, alleged that this operation had become necessary because of negligent and unskilful treatment, by the staff after an operation for a torn cartillage of the knee. He alleged that gangrene had been brought on by too tight bandaging or by a tourniquet. The Hospital Board, denying negligence, submitted that the trouble was caused by a rare condition of the artery known as vavaspasm, for which no one was to blame. The case was tried by Mr Justice Callan and a special jury. After a retirement of three hours and a half, the jury found for the Hospital Board, and judgment was entered accordingly, with costs.