PAY AND PENSIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1917, Page 7

PAY AND PENSIONS.

DEMANDS OP- SECOND DOTBI03& j HOW THE.'SCHEME WORKST The Second Division- Conference in Wellington gave long and careful consideration: to the question* of pay for soldiers and pensions lor soldier* and soldiers' dependants. The conference evolved: a scheme- hustsd. on, the British schenw, and the. fallowing, i» a. statement o£ what the league is to.demand 01 Pulistuisnl as the- irreducible minimum; BASIC PRTSCIPCT33. The basic principle of the-, pension iriiome are:— (1) To placo in»ap-j.i-ita,ted mem and: their dependents m approximately' their pre-war position: (2) Inducing incapacitated men' to improvei their position* without i penalising. them. ,(&) Caro of incapacitated soldiers and. dependants. •PAY OB'SOLDIERS,, Lefts t» Pari'iienou** WBA&A'Eim ALLOWANCES'. To wife and othera wholly dependant ,(e»el*itag,dta<&en) on aU aoMefc of aij Gs, per day. ' To every-child', Is Gd. per'day. To every motaftrtess child, 2s G& per dAv.

Chrome iimilfdi wife, 10s. per weeks eytrar, ' Chronic invalid child, ss: per week extra. (No ag* limit' on chilli.) Note.—Thiese.astra allowance* c&> not 'concern 1 the .qaestaon of medical! attend tibn, Im* : ara> for' extffl attention and trouble' tiu tnevlKmie:

Allowances, to i be! paid monthly, commenting! ffconu tho'time a/ soldier loaves for cam]* ' Allocated pay and allowances shall not be affected; by misconduct, of soldier.

RATION, ALLOWANCE.. A ration allowance of 2» 6d.per day for all soldiers/ married or sißj;l6; on final leave.

PENSION 'ON' DEATH OF SOLDIER. To -widow with, children, £2 16s per week, . Td widotrwittamt children, or sola depsrulant, £2' 5a Gd: per week. ' Every, child, 10s ttd per week; ; Every motherless child) 17* 6d: per week.. Chronic invalid wife, 10a per' "tfeek extra. , Chronic invalid child, 5a petf week (No age limit on child.)

TOTALLY DISABLED SOLDIERS' PENSIONS.

Single or married soldier of any rank, £2 Is 3d per. week. Every child, 10s Od per week. Every motherless child, 17s 6i per' week. Chronio invalid wife, 10s pet' week , extra.. Chronic invalid fehild. 6e' per week extra. . Age limit to children' receiving: the*© benefits:—Males, 17 years; females, 20 years, except that there is noage,-limit on chronic invalid children*

UNMARRIED WIVES The conference was of opinion ttot- unmarried- wives (mistresses) and their children should,have some State provision made in their favour. MINIMUM FLAT RATE OP PENSION. 100 per cent, incapacitated, £2 Is 3d. 8C per cent, incapacitated, £1 13s. 70 per cent incapacitated, £1 8s 10% d. 60 per cent, incapacitated. £1 -U' 9d'. 50 per cent, incapacitated,- £1 0s 7'/ad. 40 per cent, incapacitated, 103 6d. 30 per cent, incapacitated, 12s 4%d. 20 per cent, incapacitated, 8s 3d.

SCHEDULE OP DEGREES' OF INCAPACITATION,

First degree (100, per sent): (ft) Low of two or more limbs; (b) loss of ft& arm and an eye; («.) losa of a leg ftntf ,an eye;; (d) loss of both bands or of all lingers and thumbs; (f) total loss of sight; (g) total paralysis'; (a.) lunacy; (i) wounds, injuries or disease resulting in disabled man being perroaaeatly bedridden: (j) wound* or. injuries to internal, thoracic,, or. abdominal organ*; involving total permanent disaMing, effects; (k) wounds or injuries to head; or brain involving total permanent dJs» abling affects; or Jactasonian' epilepsy-; (1) very severe iaciftl disfigurement; (m) advanced cases of incurable-diasoM; Second degree (80. per cent.) : Lorn: of both feet; (b) amputation of leg at hipi or right arm at shouldei' joint; (c) severe facial disfigurement ; (4); total loss of speech. Third degree (70 per cent,) : (a) Shortthigh, amputation of leg with pelvic band, ov left arm at shoulder joint or and right arm above or through elbow, (b) total deafness. Fourth degree (60 per cent.) : Amputation of leg above knee (other than third degree) and through knee, and of left arm above or through elbow, or of right arm below elbow. Fifth degree (50 per cent.) : (a) Amputation of leg below knee (including .Symea'a and Chopart's amputation), or ot left arm below elbow; (b) loss of vision of one eye. Sixth degree (40 per cent) : Loss of i thumb or of four fingers of right hand, . Seventh degree (30 per cent) : Labs of thumb or four fingers of left hand, or of three fingers of right hand. Eighth degree (20 per cent) f Loss of two fingers of cither hand. Note:—Where injuries are not scheduled pensions to be at nearest rate. Note.—ln the case of left-handed men the compensation in respect of left hand, arm, etc., to be as scheduled for right members and vice versa. ALLOWANCE FOR AN ATTENDANT. An allowance of £1 per week extra to be made to every disabled soldier who needs an attendant. SPECIAL BENEFITS

Allowance to be given to men, .to bring their pensions up to those for the highest degree of disablement and to enable them to keep their wives and families (if they have to live apart from them at sanitoria, etc., or while being trained for vocations). All fees to be paid by the State, and in the case of training a sum at the rale of 7s Cd per week to I be given to a man for the period of its duration as, a bonus nt the end of it.

CAPITALISING SMALL PENSIONS. la tho <jase of slight injiixiee, and in j certain other cases (euch as neurasthenia), a gratuity up to £3OO to be provided; gratuity to compensate forfinancial losses to men discharged from camp; men medically rejected frota camg after haying been s«@| jn t and

is obJQmi atttihutabl* to'aur aggravated by tfcefr ifcrs&e, to reeeivo gratuity (with, Hnufc, aay, of £225), to be sastafeeff according, to tho. iHUnciii! taws incurred tntough Iseirigr called into camp. \VHJiE.B PENSION MAY BE BEDIJCED. If a soldier declines to undergo treatideot medically certified to be in his interest*!, half of airy pension he would otherwise be eligible for may be with' heM from him. A permanent pension niwt not bo altered U> bis dieadvautago.

EXAMPLES OF DISABLEMENT PENSIONS. A ''.ally-disabled soldier would get £.2 i id per week. Fei- one child add 10s 6d,-£2 lis 9d. per week. For two children add £1 la—£3 2s 3d per week. For three children add £1 lis 6d—£3 12s 9d. per week. For four children add £2 2s.— £2 3s 3d per week. For five children add £2 12s 6d.—£4 13s 9d per week. For six: children add £3 3s.— £6 4s 3d psr week.

AN ALTERNATIVE PENSION. An alternative rate to be provided to enable a soldier to claim pre-war earniSgs or a portion thereof. Soldier whoso pre-war earnings did not exceed £3,15s to be able to claim full pre-war earnings; those who exceeded £3 15s to be able to claim £3 16s and half the balance up to a pension receipt of £5 I2s Od. | EXAMPLES UNDER ALTERNATIVE j SCHEME, ! A soldier whose pre-war earnings were £3 Us will receive £3i 15s^ A soldier wbfae pre-war earing* were &} will receive £3 17» 6d. A soldier whose pre-war earnings - were£4 10a will receive £4 2s 6s. A soldier whose pre-war earnings were £5 will receive- £4 7s (3d. A soldier whose pre-war earnings Were' £5 10s will receive £4 12a 6d. A soldier whose pre-war earnings were £0 will receive £4 17s 6d. A soldier whose pre-war earnings were £0 10b will receive £5 2s Cd. A soldier whose pre-war earnings were £7 will receive £5 7s Od. A soldier whose pre-war earnings were £7 10s will receive £5 12s 6d. A soldier'Wfioise-pi'e-wftr earnings were over £7 10s will receive £5 12s 6d.