PENSIONS FOR POLITICIANS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1836, 23 August 1913, Page 5

PENSIONS FOR POLITICIANS.

'A BILL PROMISED. Over forty mxsmbara of Padinnimt welted yesterday u/pon tho Prime Minister to urge that tho Government should introduce a pension schcino for th,© benefit.ot old members.- 1 Mr. Dickson, member for PanuoU, in- J troducpd ,tho deputation. Thor speakore, who included Jlessrg. John Bollard, Myors, Glover, ' Man. . dor, Lauronson, Colvin, Dovey, and Veitch, pointed. ouit that thoro woro oldi! members of tlie Hauso, including Mr.' Frank Lawry, with a record of over 25 years, whoso lives had boon given to the servico of tho country, ana who woro worthy' of equal consideration, it wias sub-' rnitted, with old inossMigors, for whom j provision had been inndo. _ j Mr. Massey agreed. heartily that some- ' thing should bo dona After discussion, a l ' committee was set up to draft ft Bill which the Prime Minister. said fco would place before Cabinet with his own strong recommendation. It is understood that tho Biffl will provide for a pension o'f about .CISC a year for members who have served af . least ninn yoars, and in the event of, death an annual allowanco of about wC75| for tho widow. It is also proposed that) tho Eohenuo sluall bo financed; by; ooniiibai.-f tions from members of something like 8' per cent, of their "honorarium. The -Bill' is to bo retrospective,- and to provide for pensions for politicians who lie.ve rotircdi.