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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2220, 18 June 1908, Page 3

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IMPERIAL POLITICS. OLD AGE'PENSIONS. MIL LJ.iO'YD-GEORGiE’ S PROPOSALS. United Press Association. Copyright LONDON. Juno 16. -Several newspapers criticise Mr. Lloyd-Goorge's tentative proposads for‘a sliding scale for pensions as evidence that the scheme has been hurriedly prepared and the changes swelling the total cost. The “Times” says that the leak will be continually enlarged on the plea that there is distributable wealth m the country.

BILL READ A SECOND TIME. “AN EMBARRASSED STEPMOTHER.’” United Press Association. Copyright (Received June 17, .10. Jo -p.m.) LONDON, Juno 17. In the House of Commons, Mr. Cox's amendment to the Pensions Bill was negatived by 417 to 29, and iho Bill was then' read a- second time. ' Mr. Walter lamg regretted the closure ’being applied inasmuch as. rlu> Bill was the most important meas:re of all social reforms introduced inco 1834. The -best solution would ■>e a combination of tho -Governmentdie me with contributory provisions. :’f the German -laborer contributed ■) tlie pension why -could not the British? 'He-added that tho. Government could consult tho friendly societies. Mr. Thos. Burt warmly supported the Government. Mr. Balfour sympathised with Air. Lloyd-George -as the embarrassed step-mother of the Bill. 'He complained that the Government was dealing in a. fragmentary way with a sin ail part of a large question, namely, the whole Add of tlie assistance of the poor. *-