NATIONAL INSURANCE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 25 July 1928, Page 11

NATIONAL INSURANCE.

FARMERS SUPPORT,

DISCUSSION AT ANNUAL, CONFERENCE.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, July 24. , The introduction of a compulsory national provident scheme was advocated on behalf of the Mid-Canterbury executive by Mr. J. It. Dalton, of Metliven, wiien speaking at the conference of the New Zealand Farmers’ ciuon to-night. Mr. Dalton, said it must be admitted that the various pension schemes were becoming more and more of .a- burden on the taxpayer. Had a compulsory scheme been brought in 40 years ago there would be a fund sufficiently large to pay all the pensions to-day. tn a few years’ time half the people would be receiving pensions and the other half would have to pay them. Mr. W. H. Allen, of Tirau said it had to be remembered that any pension scheme had to come out of the productivity of the soil. Mr. R. D. Duxfielcl, of Horotui, said he took it that such a scheme would supersede the present old-age pension and charitable aid schemes. He thought the proposal might be referred to the Dominion Executive to report to the next conference.

:Mr A. T. Harding, of Mangawliare, stated that the Civil Service had its superannuation scheme, .and he did not; see why there should; not be some such scheme* for the whole country. The following motion was carried: “That the Government be again urged to introduce a compulsory national provident scheme.”