BRITISH POLITICS.
VETO BILL PAST COMMITTEE.
London, May 4.
Mr Barnes' amendment to abolish the preamble to the Veto Bill was defeated by 218 to 47, the Opposition abstaining from voting.
The Bill passed the committee stage by 265 to 147.
NATIONAL PROVIDENT
SCHEME
London, May 4. Mr Lloyd-George has introduced his Invalidity and Unemployment Bill into the House of Commons. It provides for the compulsory deduction from wages of from 4d per week for men and 3d for women down to Id. Employers will contribute 3d and the State 12d. The Chancellor explained that the voluntary scheme admits members at a payment of 7d weekly. All will receive medical attention. Government will devote ,£1,500,000 to assist the building of sanatoria for consumptives, and a further ,£1,000,000 yearly for patients’ maintenance. Sick allowance will be 10s weekly for the first three months and 5s for the next three months, and 5s weekly thereafter if permanently disabled, but benefits to women will be slightly less. The surplus after fifteen years will permit of old age pensions being given at 65, and increased pensions to those working over 65.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 988, 6 May 1911, Page 3
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187BRITISH POLITICS. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 988, 6 May 1911, Page 3
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