CIVILIAN PENSIONS
Help For Air Raid Victims United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copvrlqht (Received October 13. 7.30 pin.) LONDON. October 12. The extension to civilians of the scope of the King’s fund established in the last war has been made with the King’s consent. This was announced by the Minister of Pensions (Sir Walter Womersley), who said that up to October 4 civilian pensions to air raid victims had been granted to 291 cases of disablement, 402 widows and 19 dependents. Civilian injury allowances up to October 7 totalled 7814. He ave an assurance that pensions and allowances were being issued with the least possible delay to prevent har-isu).
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21784, 14 October 1940, Page 8
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109CIVILIAN PENSIONS Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21784, 14 October 1940, Page 8
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