REPLIES TO QUESTIONS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
By Telegraph — Press Association. WELLINGTON, Last Night
Replying to questions in trie House of Representatives this afternoon, Ministers stated that consideration would be given, when amendments to the Old Age Pensions Act were dealt with, to the suggestions that the pension be granted to women of 60 years ; that a pension of los a week be granted where one of a married couple is old enough to obtain, the pension, to support such couple; that pensions be granted to permanently-incapacitated persons who are not of the required age, provided they comply with the other considerations and conditions of the Act. It was not the intention this session to amend the Defence Act, in the direction 1 of exempting conscientious objectors; a scheme of medical inspection of school children had been prepared by the Department, and was considered at the recent conference of Hospital Boards. It is intended that dental examination shall be embodied as a prominent feature of any system of inspection which may be put into operation. It had been decided to grant a bonus of £12,000 for improvement in-connection with the dressing of New Zealand hemp, provided a machine or process satisfactory to the' Flaxmillers' Association and the Government can l>e found.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10441, 5 October 1911, Page 5
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212REPLIES TO QUESTIONS Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10441, 5 October 1911, Page 5
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