Deserters were spoken of in contempt at an enthusiastic meeting at Rongotea on Monday last, at which Mr T. Moss, of the National Efficiency Board delivered an address. A farmer asked what steps were being taken by the military authorities to attest deserters in the various districts. He cited a case in which two brothers had disappeared and the Military Service Board had instructed the third brother to find them. He also had disappeared. Mr Moss said that it was a matter for the military authorities. Mr J. H. Stevens suggested that deserters of this kind were worse than traitors, and that a substantial reward should be offered for their apprehension.
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Hokitika Guardian, 15 May 1917, Page 3
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