FALLEN BY THE WAYSIDE

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 97, 27 April 1938, Page 6

FALLEN BY THE WAYSIDE

Mr. Savage in his recent speech spoke about helping those who fall by the wayside. Heie is an instance of how it is done. Mv father is an Imperial pensioner, 74 vears of age, drawing the Jar«je sum of t'2 per week, and lias had a very sick wife for the past seven \ ears. Anyone will know the expenses this entailed. lie has just received a letter from the Commissioner of Faxes demanding the sum of £20 I.'»/:! for unemployment tax for the past four years, from which mv father thought he was exempt. Ili.s wife has just i.ied. and he is faced with funeral expenses, doctors' bills, also hospital fees. and. of course, the Covernment must demand its pin motie.v at the same time. How my father lives in the meantime is no concern of Mr. Sava°e. My father has well fallen by the wav«ide! but it looks as though he can stay there. He gave his services as an N'.C.O. from I*ll4 is. and is a son of one of the unforgettable filMl in 'the Charge of the Light Brigade, and belongs to a family who have given to the Empire their liesj. His days are being hastened with worry, thanks to Mr. Savage and his colleagues. BITTER.