The creation of the welfare state from 1935 (after depression) 1. unemployed were given Xmas bonus, 2. reserve Bank was nationalised, guaranteed to prove was introduced to dairy farmers, 4. old age pension was restored and increased, 5. state-owned broadcasting system was established, 6. compulsory arbitration was instructed to introduce the forty-hour week when possible and provide a minimum wage, 7. A state housing scheme was established.