“NO FAIRY GODMOTHER”

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 270, 15 November 1945, Page 5

“NO FAIRY GODMOTHER”

POOL FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS (P.A.) Parliament Bldgs., Nov. 14. "I think it most important that we should discourage any suggestion that, there is any fairy godmother or Santa Claus distribution or that there is a kind of illimitable pool out of which these funds can be drawn for meeting the claims of individuals or groups regarding what*they may desire,” said the Hon. W. Grounds during the second reading debate on the Social Security Aemndment Bill in the Legislative Council to-day. He urged education and constant watchfulness as th n only way of guaranteeing that the scheme was not abused. The Leader of the Council, the Hon. A. McLagan, said ho agreed with Mr. Grounds that idleness should be discouraged at all times, but if they wore going to preach Ihe benefits of

work and the wrongs of idleness, they should not preach them to those neopie who did work, but tn those w b o did not work and who were habituallv idle. He agreed that nponlo should not bo allowed maliciously to take advantage of th" f-'ocial Security funds or any other funds, and felt assured that st ens would be taken to sen that a person who was unemnloved and who refused to ”n<Yrfnke work which was available, and which ho could reasonably bn asked to nerform, would not nualify for a b°nnfit. "This is not the last stage, hut If certainly does mark n noteworthy milestone.” said Mr. McLagan. who added that he was glad the measure had met so much approval.