TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 May 1919, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

[per punas association. —copyright. LAND FOR SOLDIERS.' ' WANG-ANUI, May -9. With the approval of the Minister of Lands, and the Minister in charge of War Funds, the Wauganui-llVaitota-ra Patriotic Association lias unanimous, ly decided to transfer £IO,OOO io a Land Settlement Fund for the purpose of co-operating with the Government in placing soldier, settlers on farms. As a beginning, a proposal to acquire a Wcstmcre property for sub-division into dairy farms, for soldiers who had applied for them, was approved, and the lands Commttee was authorised to complete the transactions.

RETROSPECTIVE ALLOWANCES. "" CHRISTCHURCH, May 29. Sir James Allen, attended a sitting of the Returned Soldiers Conference and a matter of Retrospective allowances was gone into with him. Sir James Allen said there had been difficulty, owing to imperfect records. He recognised the unfairness of paving only from the date of embarkation, and his estimate was based on the date of going into camp. He proposed to pay in June what had already bceii agreed on, and if tlie conference could suggest a way out, he would pay from the date of attestation; but there would be a second payment in regard to children’s allowances. The conference could discuss the matter, and Cabinet would give its decision full consideration. So far however, he did not think retrospective allowances to children were justifiable. Speaking of repatriation, he said, that tjie present machinery, with certain amendments, would fulfil most of the requirements. He gave it as his candid opinion that the more the Association kept out of polities the better.

PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATIONS

WELLINGTON, This Day

’ Amending regulations under the Public Service Act have been issued

authorising preference to returned soldiers. The, regulations state appointments will ho made according to the order of merit in the list of applicants, who have, passed entrance' examinations, providing that if any person is available and otherwise eligible, who has passed tlie Civil Service Senior Examination, or Matriculation examination, although in any of these cases lie may not have passed the entrance examination, he shall take precedence over candidates who have passed the entrance examination, and provided further that the Commissioner may, if lie thinks fit, give preference U> a member of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force honourably discharged, and who as passed the entrance examination or its equivalent. Applicants for positions must state in what capacity and departments they are willing to accept appointment.