OLD-AGE PENSIONS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue LIII, 9 April 1908, Page 5

OLD-AGE PENSIONS.

AUCKLAND,- April 0. The Auckland brancii of We Liberal and Labor Federation" has carried a motion expressing the opinion that the Old-age Pension /Act does not fulfil the functions' for which it was originally intended, and referring the whole question and its weakness to the council for consideration and report. The particular, provision of the ' Act -objected to. was that which penalises pensioners by depriving them of pensions for five' years for drunkenness. ' >-'-,"y.\ -. *'--. The Hon. W. Beehan; M.L.C., characterised this clause as infamous and as a blot, } on.ithe' Statute-book, v DE&S OF A BOWLER. ASHBURTON, April 9. News of the death of David Thomas, who accompanied the bowling team to Australia, has been received with' great, regret here. Deceased, who had carried j on an auction business for many years, J was highly respected. , His age was 66. He leaves a widow,' six sons, and two daughters. ' ■