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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 80

Additional Member of Local Military Examination Board appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th October, 1903.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the appointment of

Captain DAVID PRINGLE, Manawatu Mounted Rifle Volunteers,

as an additional member of the Wellington Local Board of Examination, and with effect from 17th September, 1903.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Additional Member of Local Military Examination Board appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th October, 1903.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the appointment of

Major NATHANIEL KETTLE, 3rd Battalion, Wellington Rifle Volunteers,

as an additional member of the Wellington Local Board of Examination, and with effect from 17th September, 1903.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Defence Rifle Clubs disbanded.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th October, 1903.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the disbandment of the undermentioned defence rifle clubs:—

Beaconsfield Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Cuningham’s.

Marima Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Marima.

Mohaka Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Mohaka.

Woodville Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Woodville.

Te Kapua Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Tiriraukawa.

Hukanui Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Hukanui.

Date of disbandment, 14th September, 1903.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Imperial Pensions and Allowances extended to Members of Colonial Forces.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 9th October, 1903.

THE following copy despatch with reference to the payment by the Imperial Government of pensions and allowances to officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the British Army and their families, together with the Royal Warrant of 8th August, 1902, extending the provision for pensions and allowances to members of Colonial Forces who had served in the late South African War, and also to their families, are published for general information.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

(Copy. 7/Cape/1552. F.3.)

War Office, S.W., 10th July, 1903.

SIR,—In answer to your letter of the 4th instant, No. 24074, I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to acquaint you, for the information of Mr. Secretary Chamberlain,—

1. That the scale of pensions for officers and soldiers wounded in action remains unaltered. The scale of pensions for men discharged as unfit on account of disease contracted on active service has, however, been improved and assimilated to the scale for men discharged on account of wounds. (Army Order 21 of 1902.)

2. The widows and children of warrant officers whose deaths are due to war service are now eligible for pension and compassionate allowances at the rate of £30 and £6 5s. a year respectively. (Army Order 150 of 1901.)

3. The widows and children of non-commissioned officers and men whose deaths are due to war service are now given pensions under the terms of Army Order 150 of 1901.

4. Army Order 270 of 1902, paragraph 3, relaxes the former rule that death due to disease must occur within one year of removal from duty in order that the widow may be eligible for pension. The maximum period for all ranks is now two years.

I am, &c.,

GUY FLEETWOOD WILSON.

PENSIONS PAID BY THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT FOR WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION.

Officers.

For the loss of an eye or a limb, or for an injury equivalent to the loss of a limb, a gratuity of a year’s full pay is granted in the first instance. At the end of the year a pension is awarded according to the following scale:—

Colonel or Lieutenant-Colonel .. £300 a year.
Major .. .. .. £200 "
Captain .. .. .. £100 "
Lieutenant .. .. .. £70 "

In cases in which the injury is not equivalent to the loss of a limb, though very severe and permanent in its effects, a like gratuity is awarded, but the pension is given at half the above rates.

For injuries very severe, though less serious than the above, a gratuity of from three to twelve months’ full pay is awarded, according to circumstances, but no pension.

Warrant Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, and Men.

To non-commissioned officers and men discharged as unfit for further service in consequence of wounds received in action, or on account of disease contracted on active service, pensions are granted on the following scale, according to the degree of the soldier’s incapacity for earning a livelihood :—

Warrant officers, sergeants, &c. From 1s. to 3s. 6d. per day.
Corporals .. .. .. 9d. to 3s. "
Privates .. .. .. 6d. to 2s. 6d. "

Pensions paid by the Imperial Government to widows and children of officers are granted according to the following scale:—

1. If the officer was killed in action, or died (within twelve months) of wounds in action,—

Colonel or Lieutenant- Widow. Children.
Colonel .. .. £180 a year .. £24 a year each.
Major .. .. £140 " .. £21 "
Captain .. .. £100 " .. £18 "
Lieutenant .. .. £80 " .. £15 "

2. If the officer’s death was caused by exposure while on active service, and occurred within two years of removal from duty,—

Colonel or Lieutenant- Widow. Children.
Colonel .. .. £135 a year .. £20 a year each.
Major .. .. £105 " .. £17 10s. "
Captain .. .. £75 " .. £15 "
Lieutenant .. .. £60 " .. £12 10s. "

If the case comes within category 1 the widow receives, in addition to pension, a gratuity of one year’s full pay of the officer’s appointment, and the children one-third of such amount each.

Motherless children receive double rates of pension.

None of the foregoing awards are made if the widows, &c., are left in wealthy circumstances.

Pensions paid by the Imperial Government to widows of warrant officers, non-commissioned officers, and men:—

Warrant officers,—
Widows .. .. .. £30 a year.
Children .. .. .. £6 5s. a year each.

Non-commissioned officers and men,—
Widows. Each Child.
s. d. s. d.
Class I. .. 10 0 per week 2 0 per week.
" II. .. 9 0 " 2 0 "
" III. .. 7 6 " 2 0 "
" IV. .. 6 0 " 1 6 "
" V. .. 5 0 " 1 6 "

Special Order made by the Te Puke Road Board, County of Tauranga.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 13th October, 1903.

THE following special order, made by the Te Puke Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

J. G. WARD.

SPECIAL ORDER.

RESOLVED, That the First and Second Schedule of “The Noxious Weeds Act, 1900,” be adopted within the Te Puke