NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND

North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13181, 9 October 1914, Page 3

NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND

:" A"JiIi)NDiNO^BILIi r BIiFORE \ '^ ■council.-■■;.'; ■ f Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, October 8. In the Uppor'Hoiiso this.afternoou, tho Jlou. F. 11. D. Bell moved tho Bocond loading of tho National Provident Fund Amendment Bill, which moasuro provides machinery for local' bodies to establish superannuation funds for thoir employees.

Hon, W. Bcclian Baid tlmt Friendly Societies iu Auckland • wished to have nothing to do with the National Provident Fund. Bon. It, Mooro said that if the Na : tionul Provident Fund was good.for tho general public it should ulso bo good for the members-of Friendly Sociotioa;

■ Hon. J, Barr disputed tho coiitwitiou that the National Provident Fund had done Friendly Suciota harm. Ho did not approvo of a limit being fixed in salaries for those taking advantage, of the fluid. . Hon. J .Duthic said lie was glad to licar tho views of the Friendly Societies. Socialistic, registration was robbing tho people of thdir iudopendonoo. In reply, Hon.' Mr Bell said that while the limit of a salary of £250 was fixed with regard to tho Government fuiid there was no limit regarding tho salaries under a scheme 1 established by a local body.