SOUTH AFRICAN WAR VETERANS

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23194, 4 December 1940, Page 5

SOUTH AFRICAN WAR VETERANS

* PROVISION FOR PENSIONS [From Our Parliamentary Reporter. I

WELLINGTON, December 3. The granting of pensions to South Atiican war veterans whose death or disablement can be attributed wholly or in part to services with the New Zealand forces in that war is provided for in a clause in the Finance Bill (No. ■») which was introduced and read a first time in the House to-night, 'me pensions are in accordance with the scale prescribed in the War Pensions Extension Act. 1940. Children of veterans in receipt of allowances under the War Veterans Allowances Act, 1935, arc to be eligible lor war bursaries and allowances under the War Legislation Act, 1917. This will also apply to the children of persons entitled to pensions in respect of service in the present war. A clause dealing with rural housing states that advances made in respect of land leased by the Crown are to be a charge on the lessee's interest in the land, and have priority over any charge arising from the erection of buildings, or the making of other improvements. Charges under the Rural Housing Act in respect of Crown leases are to be satisfied out of the value of improvements paid for by the incoming tenants. Income derived by the canteen board is to be exempt from income tax, social security charge, and national security tax.