DEFENCE EXPENDITURE COMMISSION
■ ■ ) QUESTION OF ALLOWANCES. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, February 15. Giving evidence before the Defence Expenditure Commission'this morning, Major Andrews, referring to Sir James Alleii!s promi.se that' the separation allowance . for home service men should be the same as for men on active. service—namely, 3s. a, day for a wife arid Is. for each child—said this statement was made before the effect of-the new ■ allowance in tho existing rates had been appreciated. Figures' since ' submitted to! the Minister showed. that it was not possible to grants these allowances without increasing the total emolument .... paid to many 'married men with famines out.of all proportion to the value of tho'sefyices'tp'the State, and great-' ~ ly exceeding the rates paid to military .7 . and civil "servants holding positions of .. ..considerable; • Responsibility,• and therefore it fia3'.been tlecide'd that the old allowance's in'the home"service; branch of a shilling a; day for wife and ninepence per 'child could not' be increased.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 123, 16 February 1918, Page 7
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