The net result of the Committee's investigations is that the
principle of a contributory scheme which brings the State, employers, and wage-earners into partnership is confirmed. The Committee says that employment against insurance should henceforth be regarded as "a permanent feature of our code of social legislation." The Committee insists upon the importance of six conditions for future insurance. These are that the wage-earner's contribution must be moderate ; that the benefit must not be so great as to tempt the wage- earner to improvidence while he is earning good pay ; that the benefit must always be less in amount than the wage-earner's normal rate of pay ; that the mobility of labour must not be restricted ; that there must be no deterrent to emigration for those who arc well fitted for a life overseas ; and that within these limitations the scheme should be as attractive as it is possible on actuarial grounds to make it.
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