WAR PENSIONS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1744, 4 August 1917, Page 4

WAR PENSIONS.

LIABILITY STEADILY INCREASING. NOW £380,000 A YEAR. New Zealand’s liability under the heading of war pensions is steadily inercasing’. During the month of July the Pensions Board dealt with 753 new claims (505 from soldiers and 248 from dependents), and 303 renewals of pensions already in force. Of the 505 soldiers’ claims, permanent pensions were granted in 14 eases, temporary pensions in 384 eases, 42 applications were declined, 14 adjourned, and 51 were made by men discharged front camp in New Zealand. Of the dependents, 151 were granted permanent pensions, (id temporary pensions, IS applications were declined, 8 adjourned, and 0 were from dependents of soldiers discharged from camp. The annual value of pensions granted during the month was £42,030. Up to date 0,558 applications from soldiers and 3,445 from dependents have been dealt with. The soldiers’ eases have been disposed of as f0110w51,056 granted permanent pensions, 4,838 temporary pensions, 527 declined,...s3 on hand, while 84 were front 'men discharged from camp in New Zealand. Of the dependents, 2,489 were granted permanent pensions, 408 temporary pensions,-313 applications were declined, 157 arc'on hand, and there were 9 camp eases. The annual value of the 014 pensions granted during July was £42,035, The total number of pensionsgranted by the board during the current financial year (for four months ended 31st July) was 2,334, of a total annual value of £156,348. After deducting the value of 500 temporary pensions which have expired £33,000) and adding the annual value as at 31st March (25/,000), New Zealand’s present liability for war pensions amounts to £380,000. As to the camp eases. t Eightyfour came from soldiers and 9 from dependents. Fifty-six soldiers were granted temporary pensions, 26 applications were declined, and 2 adjourned. Of the dependents, 6 were granted pensions, and the remaining applications declined. The annual value of the camp pensions is £3,529.