SOCIAL LEGISLATION

Waipawa Mail, Volume LXVI, Issue 69, 28 February 1938, Page 3

SOCIAL LEGISLATION

OR THE COMING SESSISN E Mi! GOING TO DO THE JOB.” 'EATII i STON, February 26. jiuninr milt that before the rniin'iil' national superannua- ■ is put through the l rcsrntatives the pronil In- . 1 erred to a special comf of I’;: -1 lament to give all perjntei'tM' I in it an opportunity > heard was made by the Prime iter, l!i Hon. M. .1. Savage, in ddn— - the AVairarapa Labor r pjeiii at the Tauherenikau course ! day. Savaui' (lid that the hearing of ommitt-'c would be speeded up at its report conld be dealt with table tL law draftsman to prelegislnfor the last session ia pre- tit Parliament, which d open ome time in June, an outline of the Government’s d and proposed legislation, the t Mini-' (• said that, as regards re social legislation, much more to lie done. It would be done as as it was possible to do it. icir Zealand lags behind in reof health insurance, but will not ept there much longer,” Mr ge said. ''Throughout the world 1 insurance schemes proved their daring the slump and emerged added strength. Now is the for New Zealand to step into with other nations. CH EVIDENCE COLLECTED, t is also the policy of the Govent to establish a scheme of mal superannuation on a sound i. Belmv the necessary legislais put throng i the House, full ideratic n will lie given to all the rests or: orned. AA'e propose to r the inojoct to a special corner ot Parliament so as to give all on- interested in, or associated . super 'unuation systems an irtimit) to he heard. The Comte's proceedings will be open to Press. r Savatn ..id a lot of evidence been <■.. lected already, and sevreport- ir.id been submitted. The ernmeri! i id its own idea as to a tiral plan. but in view of the liplieity of interests involved, it been dr led to have the whole rmation ulvsed by a Parliatary ronnnittee. The exact cate for beginning the niittep'- ork has not yet been i, but it will be necessary to d tip the hearing so that its r»t ran be dealt \rith to enable law drat.sman to prepare legislator the last session of the pre- : Parliament, which will open e time in .'une,” the Prime Minr proeeoib .. • one world suffer. through this tedure. In said. In fact, the Govttent \v a - ing to liberalise the (ting pension? scheme in certain actions, particularly in making the age pen on applicable to those of statutory age who had had 10 rs’resid in New Zealand. his cone.-Eon, however, would ly only - oid people of pension who wi row in New Zealand, not to tea who later might come • the coinin'. The proposed alttion to ilia residential limit would i? eonsio i ably more people under old agi pensions system, and •M give ti mporary relief to poorer pie until lire national superannuaI system :i;! been brought into ration. Jr Ravage * id that when one was islating for a superannuation sysb one wos legislating for somen?to he tiffed into insurance poli--7 public service systems and many rate systei.-. The Government Btf, l to aid them an opportunity be heard The editor could be resentetl at the hearing also. 'Ye are pledged to place the ’Wnnuation and national health on fli;. statute Book of New 'land during the life of this ParAir Savage said, "and we II ?oing to do the job. I am pledg- ! to you that the superan•tion system is going to become “.of tiiii law of the land during Llifetime of this Parliament.”