Some Old Age Pensioners.

Manawatu Herald, 31 January 1899, Page 2

Some Old Age Pensioners.

To assist in proving his own age cuj pension applicant told Mr Bishop, ' S.M. at Christchurch thafc he had a grandson nineteen years of age in Christchurch. The Stipendiary Magistrate, with the puzzled look of a student over a rule of three snm, " Then you expect me to work it out ? You have a grandson, aged 19,* in Christchurch: find your age. lam not going to do it. Your case^, is adjourned, and you can work it out." * * * # An old age pensioner-— deaf Uke many of them, on the inoome question — amused the Court when he said, in reply to the question as to what his earnings were, *' they were sciatica and rheumatism." * * * # , Magistrate, to old age pension ' J applicant — " What's your age ? " Witness-—" Well,. I can recollect when William was King." The Court deoided that ifc mast have better proof than that. * * * # "My only property,' 1 said a pension claimant, with just a touch of sadness in his ton? 1 , " aro five sons, and as they are married they do not help me much." * * * * r* " What are your husband's means ? " was asked of a female applicant for fche old age peaaicfi.

The reply was that the wife did no know. Her husband never wcrriec her with his affairs. * * * ♦ One old man who appeared at the Christchurch Old Age Pension Courl the other day, had mislaid his wife in the passage somewhere. " I can't .7 find her," he said shaking his head. " Perhaps some one has run away with her," suggested Mr Beetham. "Oh, no," said the old fellow solemnly, "she's about somewhere." Just then the old lady appeared. ** She's turned up, sir," he added, and a beaming smile passed over his oountenance. * * *. * S.M. to O.A.P applicant: Were yon ever in any trouble ? Applicant : "Broken leg." S.M: "How?" Applicant: "After my son's christening it was frosty and slippery." S.M. : " And the ground got up and hit you?" Applicant: -" Yes sir/* "■■ '