SERVICEMEN'S MOTHERS
Sir, —Although the Government does not make allowances for mothers cf soldiers, the soldiers themselves are » allowed to make an allotment to a - mother. This allotment is then paid by the Government from the compulsory pay which is deposited to the credit of the soldier here in New Zealand. For instance, one of my sons (* single man), before proceeding overseas more than two years ago, made an allotment of 2s 6d per day in my favour, and, although he was missing, for two months and was subsequently notified as a prisoner in Germany over 11 months ago, his allotment to me has been forwarded at the rate of £1 15s fortnightly ever since December, 1939, when he left New Zealand. Let "Merely a Mother" understand, though, that such allotments must be a voluntary arrangement between the soldiers concerned and the base pay office where they are stationed. H I can help with any further advice I shall be only too pleased to forward same on receipt of a stamped, addressed envelope. L.H.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24243, 8 April 1942, Page 2
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