ABSTRACT
The earliest proposal for social insurance which we have been able to trace in the official literature of Mauritius comes from the report of a Commission of Enquiry in 1937. "In general we are in favour of old age pensions and sickness insurance ... Such schemes must obviously apply to all sections of the population and not merely to persons employed in the sugar industry."*
In January 1940, the Governor appointed a committee with the Director of Labour, Mr. (now Lord) Twining, as Chairman "to report on the need for social insurance and the prospects of successfully and economically promoting such measures in the Colony". The Committee presented a majority report in January 1941 and a minority report signed by Dr. Millien six months later. t There were reservations to the majority report from Mr. Raymond Hein, the representative of the employers and the Chamber of Agriculture, and from Mr. Marc de Chazal, who had been nominated by the Central Committee of Estate Managers.
