REHAB BENEFITS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 38, 16 October 1946, Page 4

REHAB BENEFITS

LOANS TO SERVICEMEN LARGE INCREASE IN NUMBERS In a recent address, the Minister of Rehabilitation, Hon. C. F. Skinner, indicated that loans to establish ex-servicemen and women in business had risen from 1849 in number to 3768 during the twelve months mentioned, while those who had completed rehabilitation trade training had nearly doubled in the same period, rising from 946 to 1712. Particular progress was in evidence on the education side. Men and women whose careers had been interrupted by their service were taking full advantage of the facilities being offered. So great had been the demand for this type of assistance that in the twelve month period mentioned, those approved for assistance had increased in number from 2396 to 15,252, while the number of overseas bursaries granted had risen from 99 to 426.

“All this indicates just what excellent use ex-servicemen and women are making of rehabilitation benefits in this country/ 1 commented the Minister, “and that a beneficial effect it must be having on the industrial and cultural life of the Dominion. It also proves the wisdom of oui* having planned early, so that when demobilisation came we were not, caught off balance. The whole process has been remarkably smooth and reflects credit on all who have contributed towards the planning and administration of our rehabilitation machinery, particularly of those men and women who give so much of their time on the various local committees throughout the Dominion.” ~ -