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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 12 September 1925, Page 7

11l the House of Representatives on Thursday evening the Minister for Pensions. (Hon. G. .T. Anderspn), in moving the second reading of the Pensions Amendment Bill, said that the measure jirovided for increases in pensions and modification of the conditions governing the granting of pensions. The benefit of the Act was extended to- seamen who had served in vessels owned in Hew Zealand. Personal earnings for the past year were excluded from the computation of an in-, come if the applicant had ceased to receive such earnings. Maori War pensioners may receive the benefit of the old age pension also, and native-born blind permanently resident in the Dominion for a period of ten years, shall be given the pension. Two new clauses would be introduced at a later stage exempting the homes of old age pensioners and moneys raised by way of subscriptions for such people, except five per cent, of the income. The proposals would add £150,000 per annum to the cost of the pensions scheme.