NATIONAL INSURANCE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1652, 20 January 1913, Page 7

NATIONAL INSURANCE.

ACT IN OPERATION.

CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS.

By. Telosr»ph—Prcus Association—Copyright ■ . (Rec. Janaury;l9, 5.5 p.m.), • 1 ' London, January 18. . ■. Tho coming into operation of the National Insurance, Aot (Was 1 celebrated by a banquet on .Saturday. at tho National .' liberal Club. • Mr. Lloyd-George, • 'Chancellor of , tho •Exchequer, and aiithor : of. the Act, ; Baitl its passage had been 'the toughest and - most, baffling -fight the 'liberal party had had/. -Tho Government' had offered the Opposition it as a nonparty measure, and • had invited it to confer as to amendments and improvements, with all the Government's figures ' and information. The offer was rejected, in the hope of soouring an electioneering advantage. ■ So far, iivo thousand persona had rei ceived the sanatorium benefit. Tho Insurance Committees. wore working throughout tho country, and the medical pinels had been i adequately ; filled in North London. Ho would bo happy to . correct anything unduly pressing^on, the doctors/ but ho declined to give further inducements to persuade or cajole those aot joining the panels. . : UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT. CLAIMED BY .83,000 PERSONS. • , London, January 17. . .Of two and a quarter, million insured persons, .85,000 have claimed tho unemployment benefit under-the Insurance Act. , ' / DOCTORS" REVOLT ENDS. 1 . (R«o. Janaury-19, 5.5 p.m.) . . • . ■ • : London, January 18. ,At a meeting of tho British Medical As- . pociation it has boen resolved to releaso ; jthe doctors from.their pledge not to servo ' -Wider tho National Insurance Act.