SUPERANNUATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 201, 14 January 1913, Page 5

SUPERANNUATION.

TITE Pl-BLIC SERVICE BOARD. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last; Night. At a meeting of the Public Service , Superannuation Board leave of absence, was »raufed to Messrs. Allport (Secretary of. Marine) and H, W. Bishop (S.M. at Chrisfclnu'eh). An application from a late member of the police force was dealt with as to an inreased retiring allowance on account of in juries received while in the exeenf tion 'of his duties. The Board decided ♦ hat, tin- medical evidence did not justify ~ the request -being granted. : An opinion of the Solicitor-General was received relative to the claims of widows to the balance of compensation due to their late husbands, which decided that their claims to such compen- '" sation were legal. i- Tlie report of the Public Trustee on (he state of the fund on December 31, S was read to the Board. There- '-■ port stated that on that date the r- amount to credit was £410.918 ISs 7d. , huhi" an increase over the same date d last year of -C54.138 5s 11(1. a The totals of : retiring allowances and ir annuities to widows and children passed bv the Board are as folknvs:-,-Or{linary "' £2257 Us. medically unfit C 302 TU Sd. I' widows and seven children £2:{o, toia] 2 r £SSSS 3s.