ATTITUDE OF FARMERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23009, 9 April 1938, Page 17

ATTITUDE OF FARMERS

J THE UNION'S PLATFORM "Vr [BT TELEGBAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION] •WELLINGTON, Friday The views of the New Zealand farmers' Union about the national health insurance scheme and the national provident fund were clearly set out in the union's platform, said Mr. K. J. Holyoake, M.P., acting head of the union, when asked to-day '■'« whether he had any statement to make about tho Government's social secur||j proposals. Tlie union's platform, ho said, was that the union strongly supported a national health insurance scheme financed, by compulsory direct contributions levied on wages, salaries or fi; personal income on a flat rate in tho || pound, benefits to be available without any limitation of income or in any £ other way, the total cost of bpsifital to bo a charge on the fund. Ibo Ipfarmers' Union also supported a universal national provident fund, similljJarly financed, to provide for all pensions and allowances except pensions allowances for public services. Mr. Holyoake added that it must Stressed that the Farmers' Union Jyould not readily support any national mm or insurance scheme which did tt3 t give relie/ to ratepayers from the . Present inequitable system of hospital taxation. Any further action which union mipht take would be the Reject of depositions to the committee lli fMfliry.