Vol. 8 No. 20
I move:—
"That a sum not exceeding £185,799 be granted to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1925, for the salaries and expenses of the Insurance Commission and for sundry contributions and grants in respect of the costs of benefits and expenses of administration under the National Health Insurance Acts, 1911 to 1923 (including certain grants in aid)."
Will the Minister say why such a long delay takes place after applications are sent in before payment is made under this Act? In some cases there is a delay of six weeks or two months between the sending in of the doctor's certificate and the making of payment to those entitled to benefit under the Act.
I do not know, except that the Minister is very honest and very anxious to see that a man would only get what he is entitled to get.
That is a question for the society, and I do not think it arises here under this Act.
But these societies function under the authority of the Government.
