Loans to Soldiers.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 December 1921, Page 1

Loans to Soldiers.

\ ( o.M i!(iN 'i I• \ i , ! , !i Kl I K.V l< WKI.T.I Ntl'PlN, Die. 7. "|« it iintention ill llu' (bivornn jn , uses lii-i«■ llif iii i .'turned -old:.'i s Inf Imildiiiff imuni--uu re 1,, i'll :ij >|>i«**.**tl liv tin* Ineal boards. ,ioik bus :: i■ t IE: iII v i i nil me lin'd , to 1.1.. initli with i!-.«■ nicn mid iiui jili'tf tile linii-iHtion:-’' sisk*'.! Mr llmtnini in *t|... ! liiiisc id |{«'|iii'si'ii lsi l iv*‘.< today, Tim member nii'iil iniH'd the *"«>•' ui n suldii'i wini 1 1 . 11 1 In'i'ii tub! tat ld s application till n ,H I'll HI 111"! nII p!niivci 1 by tin' Disirirt band Hoard. 11.. allowed his runt i m inr t<> stm t work mi |be In I IISO. mill disi liven'd sllbsO<|!ii'iitly tilt*t tlm ndvmirt' had nut .In'l'tl ; 1 1,1 1 [-11 I'll by till' CO lit nil lillllidl it y. Til,- Minister I'm bands (the lion II || Cntlii'i,') replied that this soldier. like otlioi tin'll, bud inndo a mistukc. Tlio applioat inns iiriv I'linsiiii'iod liist by III!' Infill band Boards. A );,Viniriibio loioinniondnlii n If local U,nnl tvus the iiri'liin inary slop, but tbi.- i'i*i'.ii.iniciuliii inn bud to l»o approved by 11io Central Itnnrd in Wcllinutun. and bv the Miiiisiei binisoll, |„.| : ,,re u Innii could be Siiantcd. "I iliink lbiit sumo ul tbe ullicers ul tbo l.uiids I lepar;nielli in ti'i l local otlicos I, live overstepped tboii duties. ;illd have dune tilings thoy shuiihl not Intve done in iii|ii:iint inu applicants wit It tbo de- , i-iut tbo local band Hoards,'’ added tbo Minister. but it lias been made clear ovci and over again during ibo progress ill tbe input riatioti scbenio Hull till- lit ia I decision rests with tbo ,n iral an I lim it y. lam very sot ry that | uiiiinul help ibis man. I should like i„ help him. bill tlio money is not nvmlI able.” f Mi Wiltv nionlionod tlio case ol ! aldic, : oil lor übo bad sold mi animal old bis place. Tbo animal had not boon bought w ith (b.vornniotil money, but ( l c setllot bud boon inquired t" l’a.v 11. p.ococds of tlm sale to tbo bands Oopa rt iiiont. This involved '.ardsl.ip upon a maitied man wlm was making a struggle to succeed on bis bolding. Tbo Minister of hands replied that A, etch a ease a soldier settlor could oot a refund front the hand Board by