LAND BALLOTS

Chronicle (Levin), 20 July 1946, Page 3

LAND BALLOTS

-Press Association '

PROCEDURE TO Bfi REVTEWED

By Telegmyh-

NEW I'LVMnrTII. -lulv ls. A suli-commit t re of 1 1 1«* Eniul Scttio-! Bient Board is to hv M't up coinj.nsiiig tlie Uiuler-soc reta ry oi' l.amls, Di rert «>r ; of Kelialiilitation. anl the New ZeiiluinE Jxclurncd Eervires' Asso«*ial ion reprc -j sentative on the Boaid. to re\ie\\ and ^ revisc, "U'liere neressarv, the whoie oi! tlie land ballot proeedure and condi- ! 1 ioiiH of oltcM'ing, in onler to meet . rehabilitation requirements and en.-ure ! that tlie inteutions of tlie Land Sett lement Board arc ronveye.l 1o e.\ ; servicemen without any misunderstand j ing. ; This has been decided by tlie Land . Settlemeiit Board in response to a rc- ; quest By tlie New I'lyniouth Keturned 1 Servlces' Association because of a | misunderslanding or niiAnlerpretation j of ballot proceediags aad conditions. : Tlie New Blyaioutli ILS.A. request od j tlie Dominion executive 1o invest igat > | conditions of solection. I'reviously tlie j Kew Plyinotith executive liad writteni to tlie Dominion executive pointing oui , tliat tlie result of tlie ballot appeared to deuy tlie freehold to any ex serviceman vvlio did not possess or could Bot eommand substantial iinancial resources, even in cases where tlie Heliabilitatioii Board was prepared to timi tlie wliole of tlie flnancial assistanc" required to enable tlie npplicant to take land under an agreemei.t for sale and purehase. Tlie Dominion executive ComujiUee was askoil to investigate so

llrat tlie conditions of ballot or selection shonld be modiiied to meet tlie casc of an applicant who wauted to acquire tlie freehold and who was consideiod ivorthv of necessary Iinancial assistancc b 1 1 1 wlio liad not tiie iinancial rosourcet to pay a substantial dei>osit.