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New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6624, 14 September 1908, Page 7

The New Zealand pensions scheme works unequally in some directions. A iimn who is about eighty years of age, and has been a servant of the Invercargill Borough Council for twcntysix years, tendered the Borough -Council his resignation, as ho had recently been to some extent incapacitated by any injury. The Mayor explained that this was an instance of some hardship. The man was by age and. length of reeidence in the Dominion entitled to the old-age pension, but he had stuck to. his work as long as possible, and the wages received by him from the Council last year made h’in- ineligible for the old-age pension this year. Now that he hud to give up work, he had to wait for a year before- he couid get the pension, lie had no money, and how was he to be kept going during tne year? The mayor UK-light than the matter should he referred to the Works Committee, and that the committee’shouid make some representation to the Government on such cases, it was really a case that affected a great many men. The matter was eventually reierred to the Wor&s Committee to make investigations and report. , The Kev. W. J. L. Gloss, late of the Ipswich, Queensland, Congregational who arrived last week to take over the duties of pastor of tne Trinity Congregational Church, Christcnurcn, says that'a lot of New Zealanders had I been going over to Queensland to spy I out tho laud. The Government was ! anxious to get New -oeaianuers, and would give them every inducement to stay. Tne land, he supposed, was a third cheaper than tnat of x\ew Zealand, and the resources of the State wore incalculable. It was destined, ho had no doubt, to be the most important and grea«?«t State in tlie Commonwealth.' The diffi- | cully was the tremendous droughts, i There were untold rivers to be tapped at from 600 to 4UOOft below the surface, but tho water was not sufficient for irrigating. The laud was very productive, and many who invested money became wealthy in a short time if they escaped a drought. There is not a particle of opium or other narcotic in Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and never has been since it was first offered to the public. It is as safe a medicine for a child as for an adult. Thy* remedy is famous for its cures of colds and croup, and can always bo depended upon. Fo ©ale everywhere. # Owing to the new British Patent Law, foreign manufacturers have been compell-j cl to spend, it is estimated, ,£25,000,000 I in England in erecting new factories, etc. Germany is principally affected. J