ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 195, 7 May 1918, Page 4

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

"One of Your Subscribers."—The pension paid.to the wife of a deceased soldier. 38 £i 10s. per week. If there aro any children under 16 years of ago tho wifo receives i' 2 a week instead of £1 10s, and in addition 10s. a week for each child. Thus in tho case of a wife left with three children, tho pension would bo £3 10s. a week. In case of permanent and complote disablement the pension is £2 a week for tho mat), £1 for his wife, and 10s. a week ioi each of his children. A soldier with a wifo and thrco children would thus receive £i 10s. a week for the support of himself and his family; The pension is a permanent one, but is only paid in tho case of the children until they reach the age of 16 years. Provision, is mada for an additional allowance up to ,£1 a week in special circumstances, provided .tho total amount of tho pension does not, with tho additional allowance, exceed £a a week. Wlicro tho disablement is only partial, the pension is worked out on a fixed sealo in proportion to tho degreo of disablement. "AVifo of Ono on Activo Service/"—lt i 3 impossible to say why financial assistance was refused without knowing details of the case. Tho Financial Assistance Board might consider that tho military pay and allowances wcro equivalent to tho pre-enlistment earn, ings of tho soldier.