New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 137

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✨ War Pensions Regulations



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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for the purposes of the said Act be determined by a Magistrate
in proceedings for an affiliation order under the Destitute
Persons Act, 1910, and the Magistrate shall on making or
refusing an affiliation order report to the Secretary of the
War Pensions Board accordingly. The provisions of regula-
tions 3, 4, and 5 hereof shall apply to any such proceedings.

CAPITALIZED PENSIONS.

  1. Where any member of the Forces who is an applicant
    for pension on account of total or partial disablement has
    given notice that he desires to receive in lieu of a weekly
    grant a lump sum, the following provisions shall apply :—
    (1.) The Board shall have power, with the approval of the
    Minister, to grant such sum as it deems fit.
    (2.) The amount shall in no case exceed £500.
    (3.) The Board, in fixing the amount, shall be guided by
    the tables in use relating to the purchase of annuities by
    any reputable assurance company.
    (4.) The applicant shall, if required, submit himself for
    examination by a duly qualified medical practitioner
    appointed by the Board.
    (5.) The receipt of any lump sum allotted under this
    regulation shall be in full settlement of all claims by the
    applicant against the Crown.

MAXIMUM PENSIONS FOR NURSES OR DEPENDANTS.

  1. The pensions payable in respect of the death or dis-
    ablement of any member of the New Zealand Army Nursing
    Service, and the aggregate of the several rates of pension
    payable, shall not exceed the rates specified in the Schedule
    hereto.

SCHEDULE.

Rank. In the case of Disablement: In the case of Death: To any Dependant other than a Child, per Week. In the case of Disablement or Death: To any Child, per Week. Maximum of Aggregate Pension per Week.
To the Nurse, per Week. To any Dependant, other than a Child, per Week.
Nurse £ s. d. 1 17 6 £ s. d. 0 17 6 £ s. d. 2 0 0 s. d. 5 0 £ s. d. 4 0 0
Sister 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 5 0 4 5 0
Matron 2 7 0 1 3 6 2 12 0 5 0 4 15 6
Matron-in-Chief

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

By Authority: JOHN MACKAY, Government Printer, Wellington.




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🛡️ Additional Regulations under the War Pensions Act, 1915 (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
29 November 1915
War Pensions, Illegitimate Children, Regulations, Magistrate Inquiry, Capitalized Pensions, Nurses, Dependants
  • J. F. Andrews, Clerk of the Executive Council