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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1878, 11 October 1913, Page 7

Some striking figures relating to the operation of tlio British Old Age Pensions Act aro given in a "SVhito Paper. Of every 1000 persons m England over 7U years of age COO are receiving an old age pension. The total number of pensioners in March of last year was 17.8 per 1000 of tho population, and tho sum paid in England and Wales during the year was ■£7,018,016. Sinoo I'JOC thsro has beon a (tecreaso, evenly spread_ throughout the country, of 95 per cont. in tlio uumbßr of ponsioners over 70 receiving out-door relief, .and a reduction of 19.U in the number of indoor poor ovor 70. In 90 unions, mainly rural, thero were on Janjiary i, 1913, actually no persons over 70 receiving out-door relief. .... "Some peoplo say that Maoris are ablo to look after themselves in a horse deal," remarked Mr. Buddo in tho House of Representatives yesterday, "but somo of them can no moro look after themselves in a land deal than a baby could." "My word, you, try them!" interjected tho Hon. W. H. Horriea, in a tono of intense Bcopticism.