ECONOMIC PENSIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 241, 11 October 1929, Page 8

ECONOMIC PENSIONS.

RETURNED SOLDIERS. COMMISSION OF INQUIRY. —I MLNISTEK HOPEFUL. (By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day. It is anticipated by the Minister of Defence, the Hon. T. M. Wilford, tW the Economic Pensions Commission I ' , be set up in a few clays will dear helpfully with the classification of men who are in difficult ciraimsfoW?' the result of their war experience » order of reference is to be announced « a few days. Mr. Wilford stated in an to-night that the commission Mm , travel the country, taking evidence ■» the four centres! Keturned soldier. associations would collect and ?™F this evidence. The commission i »P» inquire into the position of South Ariea and Maori War veterans. It cost-betw* £S0 ? 030 to £90,000 annually »T.J*V economic pensions, and, while the Go^ n( j ment did not complain at having to * this money, it felt that if receiving economic pensions colllu . ir found employment appropriate «• ' physical condition the men woiiia • happier, mure hopeful, and jjiy* . entirely chained outlook on lift , . . The commission will investigate i not onlv of i-artially disabled mW" of those who. though neither par ■";• nor totally disabled! are. as a rejK ! war service, unable to maintain selves. This will, of course, mean iu tication. and the Minister; expec receive from the commission e, reasons for such classification. W« L or not, after the commission has legislation will be required, i« a , for consideration by the Governfflem-._ The Minister said that .the MgJ concerned were entering .w'nou-u c into this very necessary Iβ looked forward to lasting P enei - 1 ex-servicemen and the country. _ - "Aβ I have pointed out. prevlothe Minister added, "while sion. in devisin- means of i'lui'i.able employment for the pMttß. ,, |: , abled ex-se'rviceinen. may relß ~,„ Government nf n certain annual: diture. the rest.lt of the tions of the coiuini-sioii may .<>• ;;• • mean any saving to New v