WAR PENSIONS BOARD.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13983, 13 January 1916, Page 6

WAR PENSIONS BOARD.

£ United Fresh Association.]

Wellington, Jan. 12

Ai its last meeting the War Pensions Board granted to soldijrs ]0 ponsivns .'!!:d_22 alloivances, 3 applications being (i:cliried and 5 adjotirned. To dfpem':----<-i*ts the Beard granted 21) pensions suk: I allowance-, 4 being declined and I m\journed. -

Cp to, dale; 444 pensions, represent;!}.^ :\r. annual value at £20,277, have been gratified. Of tliese 63 were granted to f-ruldiers, 93 to wives (including chi'-i----:(L-n), and 'JSS to other dependents. The ■■ averr.ge. pensions areas foil lows : t^.-/:fi3€<rs £-55, -wives (inclu-dinj?; chiici-r.-ii) £88, other depondents'£29. F:;ghty-eigiit allowances have lo^n Krii".:ed to date, representing £*2193 15s.