INCREASED PENSIONS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16542, 28 September 1921, Page 7

INCREASED PENSIONS.

DEPUTATION TO M.P.’S“A VERY GOOD CASE.” (Pec Press Association.) WELLINGTON, September 28. A deputation from the executive of the X.Z.R.S.A. waited on members of Parliament and placed before them the association’s proposals for increasing the pensions of all men suffering a 50 per cent or greater disability, ami to dependants. Major-General Russell, the President, briefly outlined the objects, and reminded, the members of tho intention underlying tlio 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 onr penslcm scheme to provide fhat he shall be, if he has a wife and children, in most instances better off under the pension than he was when be was earning his daily wage.” Major-General Russell reminded the members that the men for whom he was speaking were those who, owing to their disability, were unable to take advantage of soldier settlement and repatriation benefits. Messrs M’Donald, W . E. Leadley, Long and Smith, members of the executive, went into details as outlined at tho conference, and the members of Parliament thanked them for a clear oxposi t ion of a very good case.