MR. BASSETT AT KAITOKE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12644, 3 November 1905, Page 5

MR. BASSETT AT KAITOKE.

;Mr Basset* addressed a large number of electors aft "the Kaditobe School on Wednesday night. iMr Hoffmann was elected to the i chair* The speaker was warmly received by Ms audience. He spoke on fond settlement, railway construction, oid age pensions, workers' ciam/pansat"an, superannuation, industrial arbitration, taxation, and education. Speaking on'workers' oompensaTJiooi, Mr Biassett claimed that the operation of tfhe Act -would ufltimaitely have^ an'-in-jurius effect on many <warkers t'contending th»t i tihe provisions created an incentive on tne part of tlhe employer to employ tlhe'men who ibrouglht on the employer's shoulders ftihe^ least amount1 of responsibility. While a married" man witin dependents brought to this employer, a continual responsibility of from £300 to. £400, a single man -with no dependents 'Brought only a responsibility of about £30. The man with known organic weaknesses and physical impairments Tras. eeriously (banddcappied, and tihere was a;strong incentive for tihe employera to f; unite and refuse to take a man into their service iwutihout a meHical certificate. The speaker was frequently applauded through tlhe address. A number, of queebions were answered. Replying to a vote thanks, Mr Bassett said he felt confident fbhait (he would soon 'have.the additional pleasure of thanking t!hem for 'has return to the House. A vote of thanks to tlhe chair concluded the meeting.