SOLDIERS' PENSIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 83, 10 April 1922, Page 4

SOLDIERS' PENSIONS.

ASSOCIATION AND APPEAL BOAR_ (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The fact that the War Pensions Appeal Board will cease to receive applications for appeal after May 15, formed the subject of discussion at the 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 setting up of the War Pensions Appeal Board no action be taken other than to press for the setting up of an appeal board to consider '.car pension appeals on general grounds, including medical."

Recently the Minister in Charge of Repatriation advised the association that applications for advances to soldiers under the Repatriation Act would not be received after June 13. The association endeavoured 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 Department at the earliest opportunity, itwishes it to be known that all men it* hospital undergoing treatment for war injuries on June 13 will be able to apply for advances under the Repatriation Act of 1018 at the earliest favourable opportunity after their discharge from the institution.