MATERNITY BONUS BILL.
t "NO STIGMA OF CHARITY." ■ By Telograpb—Press Aesociatton—CoDyricrht 1 Melbourna, September 23. In his speech 011 the Maternity Bonus 1 Bill, tho Prime Minister, Mr. Fisher, argued that there was no stigma of charity 5 about the bonus; it would not knock the spirit out of the people. Many women went through the trials of child-birth with littlo else than spirit, and tho Government was going to help them to a little comfort. Mr. Deakin, Leader of tho Opposition, • voiced a protest against the waste of public money on a moro theory, and said the offering of a birth allowance should be limited to cases of actual need.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1555, 26 September 1912, Page 5
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111MATERNITY BONUS BILL. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1555, 26 September 1912, Page 5
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