National Annuities.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7927, 7 October 1904, Page 8

National Annuities.

"« t> £ c •' tune 'x 155 arriving for.: leaving Parliamentary life," : said Mr Seddon yesterday afternoon.; "One can't last forever." .> .• : '."■'yV..;-:. : .-' ; ■ Mr Taylor-Dp you want to go to a colder pinnate ? . . ■Mr Seddon: you'll; be-- in a warmer one by-and-by. (Laughter.) '..■ Mr Taylor; London will suit you all right.;....•■■ •'..•■■ •;;;•. r ■:;■ -,\ . ■ .-■' -.

-■■■Mr. Seddon ■ said-he-: wished to say this:-.He..-would:'like to have placed upon the~ statute book'a measure to provide that every resident of the colony, at a given time of his life, should.be assured of some provision against want. He believed, that Sir Harry Atkinson many-years ago touched the fringe of this great question.-- He" (Sir Harry).' was a. Practical-man,., and: saw that sqmething.was necessary to be done in this direction. From -experience gained, he_(the Premier) believed there.was suf.ncient information.in hand upon which a scheme could be based to.place the deserving residents of the colony" beyond necessity and want at a given age. In regard to the Civil Service, said Mr Seddon, every branch' of the public ser;vice should.be placed in;the same position as the pohce and the railway servants, and there should not be, as .there was at the present time, a distinction' as between, the various branches -of the Civil Service. He included in the category the public school teachers. ..The Premier hoped that next session would be a record session for the colony, and that Parliament would deal with some of these large questions • which he had outlined. He trusted'that members -would give these:' larger measures '. a thought during the recess, so that they: would be prepared; if proposals-were brought forward nest session. ;