Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 48, 1 February 1916, Page 5

Great Britain

WORKERS AND THE WAR.

SCHEMES FOR ECONOMY.

Omted Press Association

London, January 30,

The committee’s report on the war loan scheme for workers that every deposit of 15s 6d, or accumulation of savings reaching that sum, entitles the subscriber to receive a pound at the end of five years, or a pro rata amount for a lesser period. The committee reported against increasing the interest on Savings Bank deposits and against forced loans by deductions from incomes. It recommends organ! sationy on an extensive scale for voluntary saving associations, and the adoption of an instrumental scheme for facilitating lodgment of small amounts until they reach 15s 6d, either through the Savings Banks or by cards with spaces for sixpenny stamps.

The committee also suggest that drastic taxation is calculated !o curtail unnecessary expenditure, also that a greater proportion of the. cost of the war can he raised by additional taxation, particularly of the wealthier community. They recommend the War Savings Association to devise schemes to encourage thrift. They do not recommend lottery bonds, fearing an objection by a large section of the public on the ground of the clement of chance involved.

VISITING AS USUAL. WELFARE OF AUSTRALASIANS. London, January SO. Agitation is increasing against tinclosing of the museums and picture galleries. Newspapers point out that many Australian and New Zealand soldiers are visiting London for the first and only time, and the only alternative to visiting the galleries often is to spend hours gossiping in the public houses.