INSURANCE BILL

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7870, 4 August 1911, Page 5

INSURANCE BILL

THE FRIENDLY SOCIETIES RESENTING DR ADDISON’S AMENDMENT. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright (Received August 3, 9.25 p.m.) LOXDOX, August 3.

The friendly societies regard the amendment to the Insurance Bill proposed by Dr C. Addison, Liberal member for Hoston, transferring the administration of medical benefit from approved societies to local health committees, as an infringement of their right of self-management.

MEDICAL BEXEFITS. AN AMENDMENT REJECTED. The House negatived an amendment, proposed by Sir P. Magnus, Unionist member for tho University of London, excluding persons earning £lO4 annually from medical benefits under tho Bill. Sir P. Magnus said that if his amendment were accepted the doctors would. co-operato‘"loyally in administering tho provisions of the Bill.

ANOTHER AMENDMENT AGREED

Mr Lloyd George resisted the amendment which, he said, would exclude the industrial population from club, medical benefits to which they had long been accustomed, but he accepted an amendment proposed by Dr Addison giving local health committees power to fix a salary limit, persons earning more than the amount so fixed to make their own medical arrangements.