PENSION PAYMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 January 1926, Page 3

PENSION PAYMENTS.

T.B. SOLDIER ORDERED TO REFUND £l9. CHRISTCHURCH. January It. ■ The Department wishes to press this case as a warning.” said Chief-De-tective Gibson at the Magistrate s Court yesterday, when Sidney George Trusler, a. returned soldier, pleaded guilty to three charges of receiving pension payments on September 23, October 23 and November 23 by means af fraudulent statements, contrary to the 55’ar Pensions. Act, 1915. Chief-Detective Gibson said that the defendant was a returned soldier rereiving a pension of £(i 10s a month. He also drew a.u unemployment pensin of £1) 10s while he was working mil receiving £3 7s fid" a week as wages. To obtain the second pension he made a statement that he was not working. The Magistrate (Mr Young) to defendant: 55'hat is your trouble—T.B.

55'liy didn't you notify the Department that you were working!-' 1 did not think I would he working long. T did not know whether my health would stand it. T was tired of walking the streets and 1 only worked to occupy my mind.

Trusler was convicted on each charge and ordered to come up for sentence any lime within twelve months. A special condition was that he should refund to the Department the sum of CIO a! the rate of CM a week.