WAR PENSIONS.

Grey River Argus, 21 June 1927, Page 5

WAR PENSIONS.

EX-IMPERIAL MEN WARNED. OF CLOSING DATE. (Per Press Assn ) WELLINGTON, June 20. An official communication which the Commissioner of Pensions (Air G. CFache) has received from the British Ministry of Pensions draws the attem tiou of former members of the Imperial Forces now resident in New Zealand to the approaching conclusion of the period during which, under the AV ar Pensions Act, 1921, the Alinistry is empowered to grant pensions in respect to disability. The circular reads:—“Claims by officers, nurses, non-commissioned officers, and men to any Imperial pension grant, gratuity,, or .allowance in respect of disablement incurred in the Great War (including claims by pensioners for additional disabilities) can only be considered if made within seven years after the date of discharge, or within seven years after the termination of the. war (August 31, 192,1), whichever date is the earlier.” Claims for any class of Great War pension and other relevant communications should be addressed to the Commissioner of Pensions, Wellington.