OLD AGE PENSION'S
By Tolegraph—Prose Association—Copyrigh Sydney, April 18. Tho woight of ovidonoo taken by the Federal Old Ago Ponsions Commissioners shows that pensions as far as Now South Walos is concerned did not encourage thrift, and did not reduce tho charity votos; that tho system of distribution is oumborsome and costly.
Sydney, April 19. Giving evidence before the Old Age Ponsions Commission, tho Aoting-Govorn-mont Statistician estimated that a Fedoral schomo basod on tho Now South Wales rate would cost £1,476,000. Instead of dooreasing sineo pensions entno into force, there had been a largo inoroase both in tho numbor of patients and rovonue available I for charitable institutions.
Louden, April 18. Mr Shanning’s Old Ago Ponsions Bill, which Messrs Thomas Burt, John Burns, Koir Hardie, and John Wilson support, allots five shillings a week to British sub* jeots. aged 65, who have boon resident in tho United Kingdom for twenty years.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1435, 20 April 1905, Page 3
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