NEEDS OF SOLDIERS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 99, 29 April 1938, Page 9

NEEDS OF SOLDIERS.

SPECIAL PROVISIONS. SUPERANNUATION* S( II I'M I-:. A remit siiprirest infr thai pr..\i-ioii should lie made under the proposed national Mlj<eranm:ation scheine u<v payinent of superannuation to ex-service-men at the a,ue of .">.".. and that disability pensions up to 15/ a week -liolllil be exempt from assessment of ini'oine under sucli a scheme, was pasMed iil'ler considernble discussion at the annual nn-et • injr of the Auckland Ketiillii',l Soldiei-' Association last ovciimg.

Another remit", wa< th.it the (.'oscrnniciit should lie presse<l to iiii-ren-e the war veterans' allowance f> proviili , navnient. of ."{((/ a week to sinule men. C- '</ to married men with no children and 10/ for each child up to fmir. in addition to allowing a of C">_! in income or earniiius aimuallv.

Further remits related to (he collection of evidence and -tnti-tic- emii-ern-iiiir certain fatal and cither ili-ea-es and their relative incidence aniouir ex-servici'. men as compared with oilier men. and to the creation and maintenance uf separate arhitary in the four uiniii centres.

Oflicers were elected liy j.o*inl hallot as follow: President.' Mr. .T. W. Kendall: viee-pre-ident -. Mi-<rs. J. [J. Sivew ri.ulit. C. l'». Shine and 11. A. Mildon; treasurer. Mr. -1. 1.. Kiiulklii-r: auditor. Mr. W. \'. Worth; co'iiinitf i-e. Messrs. \V. Buckley. \V. C «:riflil h<. A. .). Wynii. 1). AT. ltutledfie. W. K. ( h.n ■■],' C. «:. Campbell. .1. K. Weir. K. Ho-an!

n. ,T. Dunn. It. Ii honir. A. C dv.-n and F. T. Ver.-oe: deh-frales to thcouncil of the New Zei'laiiil ];,.(>i ii ,c-i Soldiers' As«ociai ion. Mes-r*. .1 \\"

Kendall. M. (',. Mason and C. r>. Shim