RETURNED SOLDIERS.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 April 1922, Page 5

RETURNED SOLDIERS.

QUESTION OF PENSION APPEALS. STOPPAGE OF LOANS. I By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, April 10. The fact that the War Pensions Appeal Board will cease to receive applications for appeal after May 15 formed the subject of discussion at a recent meeting of the executive standing subcommittee of the Returned Soldiers’ Association. Eventually it was resolved: “That since the present War Pensions Appeal Board has never fulfilled the object which the association had in view in asking for the setting up of a War Pensions Appeal Board no action be taken, other than to press for the setting up of an Appeal Board to consider war pension appeals on general grounds (including medical).” Recently the Minister in charge of re 7 patriation advised the association that applications for advances to soldiers under the Repatriation Act would not be received after .Tune 30. The association endeavored to have this date extended for a further twelve months, but without success. While urging all intending applicants to lodge their applications with the Repatriation Hlepartment at the earliest opportunity, it wishes it to be known that all men in hospitals under-, going treatment for war injuries on June 30 will be able to apply for advances under the Repatriation Act, 1918, at the earliest favorable opportunity after their discharge from the institution.