FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BOARD
STATEMENT BY SIR JAMES ALLEN. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, May 10. Mr. J. Parr, M.P., to-day sought from the Miuister of JMer.fi- information regarding assistance to wives and families of Second Division men. He said that owing to so many wives of. soldiers having received notice cf withdrawal of allowances, the impression was current that tho Financial Assistance. Board was a deiid'letter. • . , , The Minister said he was surprised to hear that statement. The board, he said, was contributing very 'materially to the assistance of soldiers' dependants. In an interview lafcr'Sir ,'ames Allen said tho hoard treated applicants liberally, according to instructions given, it had commenced 'operations about tlio time when the allowance to the wite was 7s. a week. Subsequently the wife* allowance was increased to 21s. a week, and the allowance for the child from ss. 3d. to 7s. a week. When dealing with an application for assistance; the board was taking into account tho merensed separation allowuuce, and Uw question had arisen as to what should be- done with those who were granted higher financial assistance because tho separation allowance was low. ineboard,' therefore, had reviewed earlier cases in order to put everyone on tha sameM'ooting. Sonio allowances ■ had been adjusted, but, had sever been reduced, ami' the amount was equal to the increased separation allowances in every case, and the wives had .been left Minister said he had examined several cases himself "and he unhesitatingly declared that the hoard had acte fa rly. The assistance for a wifa wJBC, but the board had taken into consideration the pre-war circumstances and conditions of living of some people who were better off than ahers. It Hie cases of some wives whose husbands recei/ed alalaiy of 3500 or a year the minimum financial assistance kao Wen raised, and some wives were rcceiv* "in<; assistance to the extent of £IW i year in their own right. •
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 199, 11 May 1918, Page 6
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318FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BOARD Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 199, 11 May 1918, Page 6
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