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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 117, 11 February 1919, Page 6

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WORK OF REPATRIATION AN INTERESTING RETURN A progress statement issued by the Repatriation Department shows that at :tho end of, January 31,930 soldiers of the ''■Bxpediticta'ary .Faroe, had returned to ,7seyr Zealand, and had been registered -by the Hepatization Department, or tlie Discharged Soldiers' Information DcSartment. Of these more than fourteen lousand have not required the assistance of the' Department, and about three : thousand have not replied to eorresj'pondence, a fact which may be taken as evidence that they do not need assistance- The bulk of the remainder of tho total are men who are still convalescing. Only 363 men are reported as in need : cf work. . 4 Following aro details' of tho position ns [at January 31:— , ' - - Total number of men in register:— (A) Disposed of 22,280 (B)'Under action 2,128' [(C)' Not ready for action. 7,522

Total ■ ». 31,930 ■ < '.■ Particulars showing how cases dealt [ with:- ' (A) cases disposed of:— } . >(a) Men who have work to re- :'-■■■: turn to or, have re-enlisted / j or returned to military duty, ■ etc. 7,886 '(b) Hon placed in employment by ; J the Department (not including 'men when placed more ', • than once) :... ..,:. 4,031 . (c) lien who havo signed, "Assist-ance-not required" 6,320 „ ' '{(1) Loft New Zealand or cannot ' K ■ ascertain address 1!)0 ";: Men settled on land 950 , (e) Hen who have not responded to repeated communications, , ( ' : and men who havo accepted work the Department found V for them, but failed to start . ' ■ ' .work ...........:..... 2,896 I (B) Cases under .action:— I (a) Reports upon cases not. yet r : - 'returned by officers making j . inquiries .' 842 , '■■ (b) Awaiting further advice (in- , ;■>.' cluding'men who havo stated ■. \ :■: they aT6 not ready'for work) , 923.' ; (c) At present, on Employment. ■.' ■ Wanted Agister, chieflly Amen just discharged and listed to committee 363 , (C) Cases not ready for action:— '."ifon convalescing,'not ready for employment, and not' yet •■•'' ■ discharged by tho military . ! : .authorities 7,522 t ;' Total 31,930 Out of Work. * • ; Tho statement'shows the'location of * men whose names appear on ■"Employ- l . ;inent Wanted Register/'. as unplaced in ' ; towns in this part of. New Zealand:— n fe'Taihape.. ..•.».. 2 " t''Marton .... i ; 0 J ■;• Feilding .:. < 2 ' t V Palmerston North .... i ■ c -v Taranaki 10 s .'■•-Wanganui .; ;.-..;..;... 3 . Napier .'• 10 ' ) ,-i Hastings 6 e . vDanncvirko 4 ' ? ',';.'•. Pnliintiia .: 0 J : '■'-.'•Wairarapa, 5 : '.■Levin ;..'. ;........ ■;' 3 ,' ' ■■'.-Wellington 7 ? .-. .Ulenlioim ..;. i... 3 3 ■■'.■.Nelson., 5 ! There are 102 men on the register in 'Auckland, 59 in Chrislchurch, and 26 in Duncdin, as against only 7 in AYei- c lin'gto'n-, . .■; ■ c ■ ' ■; Industrial Re-education, c . An additional return gives particulars , ns ,to men being helped with tuition in' ', trades or .industries:— . j A. Men approved for training in work- j ■shops, factories, otc. (wages subsidised bv , D.5.1.D.). . . ( :"■ Cases approved to dato 233 \ .Under inquiry 62 ( ; B. Hen approved for training in technical schools and kindred ' institutions (granted allowance of 20s. per week from D.5.1.D.). , ■~ Cases approved to date .226 i ■•.Under, inquiry 32 ,',' C, Men approved for training on State fnrms.'apiary'work,'poultry farming, etc : , (provided with free board and lodging or ah" allowance'of'-'2os. per- week from D.5.1.D.). '•-I: . V' C'ises approvetl'tb date 3G '■['■ At present at\Eiiakurn 12 ,:; D. Apprentices'who are being financially assisted by D.S.I.D. (granted an allowance, for a fixed -period or until completion of apprenticeship according f: to circumstances). ' ' ~ ;.■ ;Cases approved to (late 17, DISTRICT BOARDSInD COMMITTEES I-: LATEST APPOINTMENTS. .The Repatriation Board has made some additional appointments to district'boards and'committees. Arrange'ments have also been made for office ac- . vcorhmodation and staffing in the districts where secretaries have been^ppo'inted. Tho Wellington District .Tlepatriation Officer (Mr. C. W-. Batten) is located in Nathan's Buildings, in the rooms for-j merly used by the Military Registration Branch of the Statistics Department, and later .by the Soldiers' Financial 4ssisfca'nce Board. . :'-Tl»' Central Board has not yet been ablo to complete the appointments of secretaries where . salaried officers are to be employed, but it hopes that this will be dono within the next few days. Steps are being taken to establish honorary committees in a large numbor of the smaller places where the Discharged Soldiers' Information Department has hadcommiftecs in co-operation with patriotic societies. , ; To-day's meeting of the Central Board :was attonde.l by the Fens. W. H. HerTies (chairman;. AV. D. S. Mac Donald, and J. A.> Hanan. The fourth member, th" Hon. D. H. Guthrie, is in the south. , The following is a list of additional appointments to boards and committees, of which tho names of other members iiavo been published-;— [ Wellington.District Board: Mr. L. O. H. Tripp, president of'the New Zealand •Advisory Board of War Tielief .Associations (nominated.by Hip Central Board); Jfr. F. W. Mnnton (Chamber of Commorce), Mr. C. H. Chapman (Second Division league). ; Ofagn Board: Mr. J. B. Waters (nom-inated-by the Central Board). -Auckland Board: Mr. J. E. Makeilf (Farmers' Union). Wanganui: 'Mr. V. V. Tattle, a returned, soldier, has been nnpoinfpd secretary to tho committee,'which has been fixed as follows :-Mr. A. G. Bignell (representing Patriotic Association); IFr. A. Tiobinwm (rqrmers' Union). Colonol' JTiwhes'(T.M.C.A.l, Mr. T. B. WiL liams (fihamber of Commerce). Mr. A. Wjllis (Emnloyprs' Association), Mr. J. Townsend (Trades and Labour Council). Mr. J. O. Turner fP»coml Division I/oagii"). b'ov. H. P. Blamivcs '"Returned Soldiers'• Asjocinlior'V Mr. D. J. S. M'Farlann (National Efficiencr Mr. Newlmni 'Fri»ndlv Soc'»ties). M,r. Tfone Gibbons (Central Repatriation .BoTf!). "'Pa'merston C'lmmiftee; Mr. H.' Sharman (Friendly Soel'et. i t-s^. Timai-u Committee: Mr. J. G. Venning (FTiondly Rocictiw). Noison r lon>mitfee: Messrs. n. MacMahon (Fnrmers' Union). . l?ichmond ■Fell (C'linmb' l !' of Commerce), 3:1. Finney ; (P/'fond Division TpagueV Blonhe.i'" f'oinm'Hpp'-' M"ssrr» E. J. Ft-n-pv (Central J. B. .Dick '/'Formers' Union). T. Tnr'in (Labour TJriionsL P. fb-pwer (Friendly Soci°t)Ps). Groyinnutli Committno; Jfesrs. .Tameu Bii"r (CliainVr of Cnmniercp>, E. J. ■Smith (TWoiW Assncintion). G. V. , Hnntw (Tol-nii- ]?»r)rpsp«t'<Mon fWmjt. *ppl. J. IfOinlny an.l P»tpr ■ M'Kpi^Jo .(bnfh iioini"flfpd_bv tl"> Cftro' pon-dL Opniari'i f'nwriiH"": Mr. P. A. BulkeJp>- fFn'pndly Societies)., Jfn^tprtn- 1 1 Mpwis. J. M. Cnrndinp (Wniraraivi, Patriotic Ap«P";atirt'O, C-ot-in B»etl''nm (Farirpr?' Unio"). V.. E. Dnnlpll (Y.M.C.A.). P. Bmwn (fihamber nf -C-oininercp), F. Mr,r r i«p-i HNa*iona.'' Effipiency Board). .W. G. F-indcs (Second Divi?iou LcarunV B. F. Church C'Viendlv PncicMesL - T . Tnnu<"Hi (Labour Unions), P. L. M'Lar.--' tVo. fumed Soldier*' Association), William Perrv and A. M'Dnnabl (both nominated b> the rental P«"rd). - !»r. TT. D. M'T,osh'(a returned; ?"1- .. dif>r\ has bpen appointed secretary to tho Ma?.torton Committee.