Thank you for correcting the text in this article. Your corrections improve Papers Past searches for everyone. See the latest corrections.

This article contains searchable text which was automatically generated and may contain errors. Join the community and correct any errors you spot to help us improve Papers Past.

Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image

RETURNED SOLDIERS

A SERIES OF REQUESTS

CASE OF DISABLED MEN

A. number of requests on bohnlf of returned soldiers w<jr« made by a deputation representing the executive of the 'New Zealand Returned Soldiers Association which waited on tho Minister of Defence yesterday. , . . . It was asked that in the event of a soldier being unable for sickness or other pood reason to use his railway warrant for his four weeks' privilege leave on Jus , return to this country, the old warrant . should be cancelled, and that a new one I should bo issued. Sir .Tames Allen saul . that he would like to do everything pos- j sible to assist the soldier who tor good . reasons found himself unable to use luo , pass, but he could hold out no hope of | assistance to the mail who, y l ™ * carelessness or other fault of his o , did not. use his pass within the time for which it was issued. _ He said ftat he would investigate special cases menh°ltC was represented that the work of the Pensions Board might with advantage be speeded up. The decision of thei Government to give a provisional pension to discharged soldiers * cooperation of their claim to a pension was satisfactory m .the case of single men, but not or whom the pension allowed in Hie mean while was not sufficient. It was asked also that the time limit fol ™? ina f® in the case of a pensioned soldier to . make his wife eligible for a pension! should be abolished. The Jaw at me , sent as it was pointed out, was that | a wife, to be eligible for a pension must have married the soldier pensioner within two years of his return to this countr'Sir James Allen adopted this time limit only after veiy crave consideration, and he said triac £ far as he knew no other country had been so generous. There must be a time fe A could not see how tlm Government ?ould go furthei. «, , ~ could be investigated. In.regard to toe ing increased, and work would be h, > soldier might receive free medical treaty The deputation that such "iiweply to a suggestion that the fiancee of a soldier should be the same position as the: J £rfdconidSration, and as soon H I,p was able to make an announcement as to the decision of the Govern'"rUrVimportttrequest was that the Government Should W SSSSSSSgrfe men at Home. "n, n,; lwtll.ni- i,n would consult with the _ ■ 11 ■Roard in an endeavour to do--1 a scheme which would give sabst r n TTp said the Government would tricts.

Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19190415.2.68

Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 172, 15 April 1919, Page 8

Word count
Tapeke kupu
427

RETURNED SOLDIERS Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 172, 15 April 1919, Page 8

RETURNED SOLDIERS Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 172, 15 April 1919, Page 8

Help

Log in or create a Papers Past website account

Use your Papers Past website account to correct newspaper text.

By creating and using this account you agree to our terms of use.

Log in with RealMe®

If you’ve used a RealMe login somewhere else, you can use it here too. If you don’t already have a username and password, just click Log in and you can choose to create one.


Log in again to continue your work

Your session has expired.

Log in again with RealMe®


Alert