Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 July 1952Vol. XXII, No. 12

War-Pensions For Cook

p. 91 · Read in the full issue

Page 9191

Is. Veterans

IHE New Zealand Government . finally announced its approval on June 12, for the payment of ar-veteran allowances to ex-ser cemen resident in Niue and the aok Islands.

Until now the Government has fused to pay such allowances to [-servicemen resident in the lands, though Islanders resident New Zealand were eligible. The ason has been that Islands resi :nts are not taxable and there re make no contribution towards bw Zealand’s Social Security fund.

The announcement, made by Mr. r ebb, Minister of Island Terri ries, indicated that there are 183 ar veterans of the two World Wars ring in the Cook Islands and a irther 63 living on Niue. Many of lem are now no longer able to ork, the Minister declared.

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