Old Age and War Pensions
Sir, —The commission set up by the Government to go into the question of economy advised that double pensions should be retained on the ground that had the soldier not been killed he would have been able to contribute to the support of his parents. This seems reasonable. I see it is proposed to ignore this recommendation and stop paying the war pension to those in receipt of the old age pension. This means that these poor old people will get 15/- instead of 27/6 a week, and will therefore suffer more than any other part of the community. What has become of the gratitude of the country to those who gave their lives for it? We get plenty of talk, which is cheap. It should be remembered that these old people had to bear the worry and expense of rearing the young men who fought for us. — I am, etc., CONCERNED. Walpukurau, April 10.
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Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 171, 15 April 1932, Page 13
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