EMPIRE’S SOLDIERS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 9965, 8 May 1918, Page 6

EMPIRE’S SOLDIERS

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT BATES OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES. The Minister for Defence (Sir James Allen) has furnished -the following com. paxison of tho rates of pay and allowances in respect of a private soldier in the British Army, the Canadian Expeditionary Force, the Australian Imperial Force, and the New Zealand Expeditionary—l’orcc

The children’s allowance in New Zealand has recently been increased from 7s to IDs 6d per week, and be: for prevision made for widowed mothers and other dependents of the soldier. Other separation allowances are provided for-in New Zealand as lollow; WIDOWED MOTHER’S ALLOWANCE. A widowed mother dependent on the soldier, if her total income apart from allotment does not exceed 15s per week, or if her capital does not exceed AoOj, U entitled to an allowance of 10s 6d per week. The practice is to consider the widowed mother eligible for the allowance if she has one soldier son, or if she has one single son and one or more married sons. If she has two single sons it is considered that the sons ought to bo able to provide for their motaor bv allotments. The income which debars the widowed mother from receiving the allowance has been raised quite recently from 10s to 15s per week. This rise makes a widowed mother in receipt of full old age pension, and the war bonus eligible for the allowance. It is also opening the dpor to widowed mothers who have incomes of 15s per week and meets the case of widowed mothers who were in receipt of widows’ pension on account of their children. The capital which the widowed mother may possess has been increased from JJ2SO to .£SOO. thus removing a limitation which prevented some from claiming the allowance. Tho position of tha widowed mother will be: — Allotment, say 31/- per week Old age pension, if in receipt thereof or with other income 15/. WT week Widowed mother’s allow- ' ance • 10/6 per week 46/6 per woek OTHER DEPENDENTS. Other dependents of a soldier, being relatives, will he entitled to claim an allowance equivalent to the amount paid bv the soldier for the support of the relative during the twelve months prior to his enlistment, provided that this shall not oxcood 10s Cd T>or week. If a private soldier has a. widowed mother and a sister dependent on him and the conditions above stated can be complied with the position will be SINGLE MAN. - per week Widowed mother 10/6 per week Dependent sister up to ... 10/6 per week 56/- per week MARRIED MAN WITH THREE CHILDREN.

- 35/- per week Wife 21/- ner week Three children' 31/6 per week Widowed mother 10/6 per week Dependent sister, up to ... 10/6 per week 10S/6 per week The soldier is fed. clothed, cared for medically and dentally; and. if ho has obligations for rent, insurance, interest etc., ho., has an opportunity to claim assistance in respect of those from, the I mancial Assistance Board. The wife of the soldier. in oase of confinement or having to undergo an operafbipn, oan atso receive assistance from the Finauoial Assistance Board. If «he or her children become in or out-patients in a oublm or Government hospital durinthe soldiers absence from New Zealand on service, the Cost of treatment will mont >rno bV th ° Public Health Depart- . J kc realised that in very many J the soldier’s wife, children and. other dependents. Trill be better off financially than they were before the seller’s enlistment. ” •

It must be remembered also that the m htary income.of the dependents of a soldier is assured whereas the husband's earning* in civil life are not always con! b< f all ? e , «f «ueh causes as unemployment, sickness, wet weather, etc.

That ugly ent or nasty sore can be with BED OINTMENT. Eig'hteenpfenc© buys a lartro pot. Chemists aaid Stores.

Mr W. G. .Riddell, S.M., heard an action yesterday in which Robert £n t ; l S ° ttl^ r ,’ arori . claimed the sum ~, from James Lewin. sottier, W ellingtoii. Tho claim tv as in rospect to work done to tho Railway Hotel. Marton Junction. After hearevidence, judgment was given for £35 17s, with costs, £7 11s 6d. On a counter-claim for £62 Os 2d jud<*. ment was given for the defendant for £3l, with costs, £3 11s 6d. Air T loimg appeared for tho plaintiff, and Mr A. Dunn for the defendant. WARNING TO THE PUBLIC. The huge success and popularity of Tluenzol” as a rapid menus of dispelling disease germs from tho system has led to cheap and spurious imitations being placed on the market. Firmly inslat upon "Fluenzol" (Is Cd and 2s Cd everywhere) and see that tho wrapper bears tho well known trade-mark of the demon and bottle. *

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GREAT BRITAIN. Pay. All’ce. Total. 6 d e d X 6 d Private 6 Wife only 9 0 0 10 6 W if© and 1 child ... 16 0 1 6 6 Wife and 2 children 21 0 1 11 6 Wife and 3 children 21 6 1 15 0 Wife and 4 children 27 6 1 18 0 Wife and 5 children 30 C 3 1 0 CANADA. Pay. All’ce. Total. .£ s d X s d X s d Private 1 12 1 Wife only 1 0 10 2 13 11 Wife and i child ■ 1 0 10 2 12 11 Wife and 2 chil2 12 11 Wife and 3 children ... 1 0 10 2 12 11 Wife and 4 children ... 1 0 10 2 12 11 Wife and 5 cliildren ... 1 0 10 2 12 11 AUSTRALIA. Pay. All ce. Total. £ s d 1 X s d Private “Wife only 0 13 tf 2 15 5 Wife and i child 0 16 11 2 18 11 Wife ami 2 children ... 1 0 s 3 2 5 Wife and 3 children .... 1 3 11 3 5 11 Wife and 4 children ... 1 7 5 3 0 5 Wife and 5 children ... 1 10 11 3 12 11 NEW ZEALAND, Pay. All’ce. Total. I 5 d X 6 d £ s d Private . Wife only i i 0 2 16 0 W ifo and 1 child i u 6 3 6 6 Wife and 2 children ... 2 2 0 3 17 0 Wife and 3 children ... 2 IS 6 4 7 6 it’ife and 4 children ... 3 3 0 4 18 0 Wife and 3 children ... 3 13 6 5 8 6