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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 222, 12 June 1908, Page 2

" How old are you?" was the question put ' to an elderly man who applied for relief from tho Dunedin Benevolent Trustees. "Sixtyfivo, sir." "Do you: consider , yourself a done man?" "Cortainly not," said tha veteran with a laugh; " but I can't get work in Duuedin. I'll need to go into tne country and do a bit of;work on the line."' "Can't you got the old-age pension? ".aßked the chairman. " I haven't got my birth . : certificate, but I have sent Homo for it." . " Are you married? " was the next question. "I am." "How old is 'your wife?" , "She'll ho about sixty-five, sir." "Isn't -•. she eligible for the pension?" ""All," said . the old man, "she did a foolish tnin£,when : we got married. She was older than 6he • said. " Not the first lady who has. done the same thing," said a \ Trustee. • .Tha , • Trustees decidod to grant teniDorarj? relief. • ; " \