PENSIONS FOR THE BLIND.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 September 1921, Page 3

PENSIONS FOR THE BLIND.

UNDER SERIOUS CONSIDERATION. the question of cost. (From Our Parliamentary Reporter.) c Wellington, September 28. The question of providing pensions for the blind is under very serious consideration,” said the Hon.'G. J. Anderson, in reply to an inquiry .-made in the House of Representatives. Sir George Hunter (Waipawa) said that he hoped the Ministers would give something more than serious considera- [ tion to this very important question. He ' knew of no section of the community | that was more entitled to sympathetic consideration from the Government and Parliament than those unfortunate people who were afflicted by blindness. He believed that, notwithstanding the present financial stringency, this question should be dealt with in a generous manner by the Government. He was strongly of opinion that, notwithstanding Lae tightness of the money market, the Government ought to take steps during the present session to relieve the needs of the blind. Mr. C. E. Statham (Dunedin Central) supported the appeal. He said that the question had been under consideration for years, and the time for action had arrived. The number of blind people was not very large, and the cost woulfl not be a really serious item.