The Hon. J. T. Paul is the authority for the statement that a Gilbertian situation has arisen in 'connection with the Pensions Act in New Zealand. He says that if a New Zealand soldier has beeri wounded, and marries an English girl in England, -he cannot obtain a pension' for her if he returns invalided with her to New Zealand. If, however, the invalided soldier had had the foresight to advise the English girl to come to New Zealand and had married her here, he would be able to obtain a pension for her. Mr Paul aeks why the Pensions Board should not be given discretion to use its own judgment in a case such as this in the same way as it is given discretion in other points.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3334, 6 February 1918, Page 26
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