3 JANUARY 1920, Page 11

Under the new Bill the weekly benefit for men will

be 15s., but the contribution from both workers and employers will be 3d. per week instead of 21d. For women the benefit will be 12s. and the contribution 2.1(1. The Government will dill add one-third of the total subscribed. It is obvious that though the contributions are to be only slightly increased, the benefits are to be greatly increased. Unless the old scheme paid its way even more handsomely than we believe, it does not seem that solvency is ensured under the new scheme.