WAR GRATUITIES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3335, 13 November 1919, Page 4

WAR GRATUITIES.

PROGRESS OF PAYI,T‘rIZ\7T.

WELLINGTON, this day‘

Good progress is being made in the payment of war gratuities to members. of the Expeditionary Force, the position at the end of last week. being that 13,271 applications had been completely dealt with, involving an expenditure of £856,630. Nearly half of the applications received to date have gine to the ledger department of‘ the pay office for making the necessary entries in the soldier’s account, and the special stafi' engaged in dealing with the original applications is working so Well that during. one day last week 1138 claims were put through, representing a distribution of £71,000. The average number disposed of daily is about 760. The whole matter is regarded as urgent, and for that reason overtime is being steadily worked in this section of the ofiice. Sonic soldiers who have received their acknow~ lodgment of the claim are puzzled because they hear of others whose acknowledgments bear a later number obtaining an earlier deposit to their credit. Though the claims are ap~ proved in order of receipt, the subsequent process in the ledger department cannot always keep up the game pace", as the diflerent clerks have varying numbers of accounts to adjust. If there is any necessity for correspond‘ence after receipt of the acknowledgmnt of a. claim, the soldier is advised ito mentiani the serial number, as this | will enable the claim to be traced Withiout. delay.