THE NOTORIOUS CIRCULAR
' What Captain. W. M. de" R. Barclay referred to at yesterday’s conference of superannuated Public Servants as “tho notorious circular" is the form annuitants are asked to fill in when applying for the cost-of-living bonus. / The information requested is aa follows— Name of applicant. Address. Married or not married. Widow or widower. Department from which retired. Amount of pension. Are you living in your own house? Do you pay for your board and lodging? Are you in receipt of old-age pension? Has application been made for old-age pension—if not, why ? Have you any other source of income besides above pension, and to what extent? Number of persons dependant on you for support. Sex and age of dependants. The information so given has to ho sworn as correct before ft J.P., postmaster, or clergyman The issue of such a circular to men who had spent the greater part of their lives in the service of the State, in many cases doing most responsible work, was greatly resented by them, on the grounds that it was common knowledge tfs to tho extent the cost of living had increased, and that the nature of the form'was unduly and unnecessarily inquisitorial.
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Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 17, 14 October 1921, Page 5
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200THE NOTORIOUS CIRCULAR Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 17, 14 October 1921, Page 5
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