OLD AGE PENSIONS.
A FRENCH SCHETME. (Press' Assn.— By IVlegraph— Copyright) (Received May 22, 8.50 a.m.) PARIS, May 21. The Parliamentary CoUimittee of the French Senate proposes old age pensions to wage-earners, contributing a mihi,bum of 5s yearly, enAploy^rs adding ss. The Ti-easuiy provides pensions of £10 13s pd after 65 years of age, with special sick and iiifiriri clauses. . It* is : estiriiated that the enniloyers' ; . contribution will be £5,000,000 annually.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11857, 22 May 1909, Page 5
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71OLD AGE PENSIONS. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11857, 22 May 1909, Page 5
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