WAR RELIEF

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 149, 28 June 1929, Page 6

WAR RELIEF

ASSOCIATIbIT MEETING

The executive of the War Belief Association of "Wellington met yesterday There were present: Messrs. L. O. H. Tripp (chair), CM. Luke, A. Macintosh, C. Watson, and G. Mitchell. It was reported that the applications tee ha? four tij»es since doth May, during that period 289 applications had been received, comprising 35 claims from men who had not previously approached .the/committee, and toi from others. : The emergen&y committee had met 19 times, and had dealt with 107 of the applications received, 116 claims being disposed of by the applications committee', whilst there were 66 applications still under action, me number of persons who called at the office was 315, of whom 227 applied for direct, and 88 for indirect' assistance. ...-.-....■ . , . It was stated that the finance committee had held one ordinary and four emergency meetings since 30th May a. n«>. ln.'.addition to its ordinary funetionoof .controlling the financial affairs ot the association, had dealt with 18 applications for loans. Of,these 12 were old applications requiring revision in connection with amendments to the original terms of repayment, and 6 were new applications. Of the latter, three were approved, and the remaining three—none of which disclosed any evidence .of war disability-—were declined. r ,• .-■'. The income, and expenditure account for the nionihnwa's shown as'follows—• Expenditure, 'lla lid - income, £302 4s .10d; excess of expenditure over income, £426 7s Id. „The total available funds as at 31st May, 1929, was shown as' follows:—In- 1 vestments, ■ & 23,000; current accounts,: £240;3s sd; cash'in hand, £30; total, £23,270 3s sd. ■ Accounts amounting to £169 8s lOd were (passed: for payment.; ', - : The following-resolutionwas: carried unanimously: "In; view 'ot thei retirement ofASlr. C.^fMche from" Hhe position of' Conunissioner' of Pensions, the executive desires to place on rcord its appreciation of the sympathetic assistance rendered by him and his staff to .all cases submitted by the association for the consideration of the Pensions Board, and trusts he will long enjoy his well-earned, rest from official duties."