GENEROUS SCALE OF PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES
THE ROYAL PATRIOTIC FUND. "'. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association). ; (Rec. August 8, 9.50 p.m.) 1 London, August 8. The Statutory Committee. vhich is', •. "J administering the Royal Patriotic Fund;. r j has issued a aetailcd scheme of pensions) , ■ and allowances supplementary to the! ; V, State war pensions, enabling disabled. • -j men. to receive a maximum combined) ■ j pension of 50s. per. week, and ".vido'.vs j with children 40s. per week. Disabled;.... j officers will receive £187 10s. per an-i num; officers' widows, £160. Other; beneficiaries include parents and sisters.) ■ In nearly all cases the scale is j regulated by pre-war incomes. x j Mr; M'Kenna (Chancellor of the Ex-, ■ ; chequer) will ask/Parliament to-dayj to grant £5,000,000 to the Statutory;/' Committee. In reply to a question,. . : Mr. M'Kenna assured! the House that., private benefactions would not.be op-j/ propriated in order to relievo th© Statej • • j of its obligations, but a committee of, .; .j all parties in tho House of Commons ; would be formed to resist any attempt ; at encroachment. . i
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2845, 9 August 1916, Page 5
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174GENEROUS SCALE OF PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2845, 9 August 1916, Page 5
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