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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3564, 26 September 1916, Page 3

WAR PENSION. mm . : TOTALS TO DATE. (Per Press Association). I i WELLINGTON, September 25. Sitting in Wellington last week, tho "War Pensions .Board dealt with 163 eases—lll new claims and 52 renewals. Of the new claims, -19 were irom soldiers, .and were dealt with as fol lows: —Nine were granted pensions, 83 wore granted allowances, live were doe!inod., and two were' adjourned. Of the remaining claims, which were from dependents, 41 were granted pensions and eight were given allowances, 10 worn doc-lined,'and three adjourned. Of 52.applications for renewal, IM were extended for a further period (15 being put on final payment). In 12 cases itwas decided that payment should oeasc i forthwith, and two wore adjourned for I further information. Three cases wore conwrty-d to permanent pensions. In i the case of an .-application for an iri- | crou-KC'., it was decided to make no change. . -...'..■ The fpllowingis the summary of war pensions to date : — Soldiers. ' ( Pensions ... ■""•••. _"';[ \ Allowances ... ■■■ -107 j Declined. ... ... 27S Adjourned ... ... 17" ' l.v" hand ' ... . ... IS Dependents. Pensions ... -•■ K»2S Allowances ... ••• 1()S Declined ..... •• 102 ■Adjourned ... •- Crnnd total of claims • dealt;with ; :.'■ ■;.-■. 4485 From the financial point of view tho jio.sition is as,under: — Average ■ Annual per Pensions.- value, pension. £ £ Solders ... • 754 40,985 ~)4 Wives ... 221 21,527 07 (with 312 children) Otbor dependents ... 807 23,923 29 Totals ... 1782 £86,435 — Tn addition, there are 2215 allow-' aneos being paid at an amiuai rate of £105.40t3. This brings tho totals 1o Number of people drawing: pensions 3,1)97 Annual value ... £194,84] Average pension ... £48 Sufferers from bronchitis or asthma will get speedy relief by taking "NAZOL" on lump sugar, or inhaling it through a Nazol Inhaler. GO doses Is 6d,