SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
ALARM EXPRESSED BY FRIENDLY SOCIETIES By Telegraph—Press Association INVERCARGILL, September 28 Considerable alarm at some of the provisions of the Social Security Act was expressed by the annual meeting of the United Otago District of the Ancient Order of Foresters. The district includes the provinces of Otago and Southland. The following resolution was carried:— “That this meeting of delegates representing 5621 members of the United Otego District of the Ancient Order of Foresters views with considerable alarm some of the proposals of the Government in reference to its national health scheme, as we consider that there is grave danger of the stability and usefulness of friendly societies being jeopardised if the interests of friendly societies are not safeguarded, and we desire to remind the Government of the promise made by the Hon. p. Fraser and the Hon. W. Lee Martin to representatives of the friendly societies and ask that they be honoured.’’
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21154, 29 September 1938, Page 8
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155SOCIAL SECURITY ACT Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21154, 29 September 1938, Page 8
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