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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 153, 18 March 1918, Page 4

The- Camp Commandant at Trentfoam acknowledges with thanks receipt of the following gifts, which have been distributed in the camp hospitals.:—From Mr. F. E. Rodda, manager Arataki Horticultural Station, Havelock North, six cases apples; from Private A. D. Smith, C Coy.,'3sth Reinforcements, one case fruit. Tor ovor an hour Mr. Robert Par.ker was kept busy testing new voices for the chorus of the Wellington Choral Union prior to tho first rehearsal last week, which fact augurs well for the choral strength of the society during the coming season. As the music of "The 'Bohemian Girl" had not arrived, "Elijah" was rehearsed. The music of Balfe's opera is expected to arrive this week. It appears that there are more returned soldiers unemployed iu the Auckland district than in any other part of Now Zealand, and a "Herald" reporter asked the Mayor of Auckland, Mr. J. _H. Gunson, for his opinions on tho eubJßct. It was not for a moment suggested, said Mr, Gunßon, that all tno returned soldiers had been placed in employment, or that there were none wanting positions, but it was claimed that, generally speaking, there was little unemployment among the returned mon who were in a position to take work. It must be borne in mind that many of tho men had received wounds or sickness, tiie effects of which were still felt to a very great extent, as a result of which they were unable to ; work. This had been proved conclusively to tho executive of the Patriotic Association. Numerous instances had como under the notice of the association where soldiers had been assisted to obtain suitable employment and had not been able to continue at it owing to physical disability, and tho recurrence of sickness and other causes of a genuine oharacter. These men in many instances had insufficient Government pension to provide adequately for them, and the Patriotic Association, therefore, in all worthy cases of this kind, was supplementing their vote in order to tide them over the period of their inability, and this assistance would «be continued until they were [jn a position to work.