MILITARY PENSIONS.
APPLICATIONS DEALT WITH. Wellington, Man'ch 4.. Last week a, record <mi.iT.bor of pension claims, 118, was dealt with by the Wwr Pensions 1 loan-.1. During tne last three weeks the number has been 210. Tho total liability im respect of war pensions bus now risen to £30,735. Tho tola! number of pwiaioiu. gnuntcd has been 698, aliojvaaicosces 241. applications dcohued W. luljo-inied 'Jo. sl.dl in hand' 102. Last week MO petiisjio-tis and two< allow anee.. wero graiulcd -to dopo'iidotiitfi, two refused, and one adjourned. To so_>diers 11 pensions and 22 allowa.ioes wore grainted, tiiixee were refused, a.nd four adjourned. , This week of the 118 claims before tlie board- 90 wero from soldiers auKl 28 from dependents. Thirty soldiers were granted pensions, and 59 allowances. Six applications were retuseel and live 'adjourned. Twtii'i.v-hve dependents were granled pensions.
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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2888, 7 March 1916, Page 3
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