FOR THE SOLDIERS BENEFIT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2692, 11 February 1916, Page 6

FOR THE SOLDIERS BENEFIT

INQUIRY BUREAUX.

v." The Prime Minister (the Right Hon. F. Massey), in reply to an inquiry said that complaints by niemb'ers of the Expeditionary Forces came „:before the Government from time to. ; time, and an earnest endeavour was ; always made to adjust matters satisfactorily. The Government, he said, tvero going on with their proposal to .'establish in the principal centres of tlio .Dominion inquiry bureaux :for soldiers Snd soldiers' relatives, which he had ■-.outlined an Auckland last week. .. "The difficulty at present," he had then re.ilnarked, "is that , a .-soldier, .who. .. finds' •;himself without funds, for" instance; and wants to communicate with .the De.'fenco Headquarters, does not know ex- . actly how to go about it, or perhaps ; the relatives of a soldier wish to malje oii his behalf. The Minister -•of Internal Affairs lias been requested -"•■'by the Government to;make the ilccos- . ,sary arrangements so that some reliable .'.and competent officer at each bureau •will receive such inquiries and convey • them to the proper quarter, and on. receiving an official reply in each case :,;.cpmmunicate it to the person who'made /inquiries." .. The Government, Sir. Massey added ■ 'yesterday, had not yet, been able to conclude what tliey considered satis-' .'factory . arrangements;,- for bringing .these bureaux .into' operation. He ■,-would not be able to make an announcement on the subject for a few days, although. as he had stated, they were "proceeding with the project. As veryhappened, ' however, lines. •pectcl difficulties arose, and these •would take some little time to remove.