DISABLED SOLDIERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3525, 4 October 1921, Page 26

DISABLED SOLDIERS.

INCREASED PENSIONS SOUGHT. \\ ELLINGTON, September 28. A deputation from the executive of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association waited on members of Parliament today. and placed before them the association’s proposals for increasing the pensions of all men suffering 50 per cent, or greater disability, and to dependents. Major-general Sir Andrew Russell (president) briefly outlined the objects, and reminded the members of the intention underlying the War Pensions Act as outlined by Sir James Allen in the House in 1917 when he used the following words:—“What we have attempted to do is to consider the working man in receipt of good wages, and under our pension scheme to provide that lie shall l.e. if lie has a wife and children, in most instances better off under pensions tli -n lie was when he was earning his daily wage.” General Russell reminded members that the men for whom he was speaking were tha-e who through disability were unable to take advantage of soldier a- I■ 1 ment ■ ! re; it i ion L neflts. Messrs T. W. .YPDonnhl, W. Lo.adley, T. Long, and 1). S. Smith, members of the executive, '.vent into details as outlined at the doniini ,n conference, and the members of Parliament thanked them for a clour exposition of a very good case.