NRS-3165 | Old age pension claim register [Moruya Court of Petty Sessions]

(7/10248). 1 vol.One of the duties of the local Police Magistrate or Clerk of Petty Sessions is to act as an agent for the administration of various Commonwealth Acts, including those relating to pensions. This register gives the following information: number of claim, date of receipt of claim, name, occupation and address of claimant, sex, conjugal condition, birthplace and country, date of birth, date when claim sent to the Board, date of pension certificate, number of pension certificate, date of investigation of claim, and how disposed of. Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.