ADDITIONAL BENEFITS.
OFTICERS. Under " in-oeoding 'regulations ret: °d pa\- is granted •to temporary (including Special Jiese'rve and Territorial Force) officers, according to the degree in which earning capacity-is alfectcd, lour degrees being'recognised by grade of rank. Under tho Ai'inv Order of .August 18, 1017, the retired'' pay ■is assessed by grade, of rank-according Iti iho degree of physical inipiiiriiiont on scale Villus, • rates for the 'highest degree of disablement being more -favourable'in all ranks (e.g., ;£250 instead of .£225 for a lieuten-ant-colonel, and .6175 instead of .i'l.iO for a subaltern), and set out in .schedule form•
granted or continued for such a period as llio Minister of Pensions may dotoriniHp), Provided 1 lio widow is eligible to claim pension (column 1) jinil allowance (column !>)—her husband liavinjl died us tho direct result of wounds or illness contraelod on active service— oil additional fjiiint of one-half of the amount showing in the' fourth column of Schedule 1! may lie granted her. A widow eligible to claim under columns 2. 3, or I ma.\\be grunted, at the discretion of the Minister of Pen-
f.ions, an education allowance not exewdiii}; .c.'t") per annum fur each child above tho age of 9. Pensions cease upon remarriage; but : n llio event ol Iho woman again becoming a widow her pension may be restored, provided she is otherwise qualified anil the Minister of Pensions i.s satisfied that pecuniary circumstances arc such as to justify the restoration; children's allowances may also be paid after remarriage.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 78, 27 December 1918, Page 7
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248ADDITIONAL BENEFITS. Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 78, 27 December 1918, Page 7
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