SPECIAL CHRISTMAS REMITTANCE

Southland Times, Issue 24598, 21 November 1941, Page 6

SPECIAL CHRISTMAS REMITTANCE

ARMED FORCES OVERSEAS (P.A.) WELLINGTON, November 20. An announcement that the Government had agreed to permit a Christmas remittance of an additional £5 (New Zealand currency) to members of the armed forces serving overseas was made tonight by the Minister of Finance, the Hon. W. Nash. “In order to conserve sterling funds overseas,” said Mr Nash, “it was necessary to restrict the sending of money to the individual soldier, sailor or airman to £3O in each year. The additional amount now authorized is for the purpose of enabling relations, if they so desire, to make a special Christmas remittance this year. The money must be in hand for transmission not later than December 5, otherwise payment before Christmas will be extremely doubtful.”

The Minister mentioned that one Christmas remittance only to each member of the armed forces was permissible and that separate bank receipts for the sum to be remitted, up to a maximum of £5, must be forwarded in accordance with the usual procedure to the transmitting agency, namely, the Director of Base Records, the Navy Department or Air Headquarters, Wellington. Bank receipts should be faced with the words “Christmas remittance.”