WAR GRAVES.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5029, 20 September 1926, Page 2

WAR GRAVES.

SALE, OF PHOTOGRAPHS.

EXPLOITATION SUGGESTED,

A warning against the danger of allowing the war graves to be made the subject of exploitation at the hands of private individuals and firms, was issued by the Minister of Internal Affairs (Hon. Mr Bollard) wheii, in reply to a question by Mr J. Mason (Napier) on the subject of photographs of war graves; he said that there, were several firms in England and France which were communicating with relatives for the saje of photographs. The Government had received several inquiries, in respect to the bona tides of these firms.-

Special arrangements had ..been made by the •.Government with the High Commissoner at Home for wreaths, to be placed on the graves in the war areas, but the Imperial War Graves Commission ha.d stated that many of the .wreaths were withered and untidy. There was general desire to have wreaths laid, however, and organisations in the United Kingdom undertook to do this, and also to take photographs of the graves. In view df the fact that special arrangements had been made by the Government for the free supply of such photographs, and in view of the complaints which had been received to the effect that some relatives were being exploited, Mr Bollard advised people ndt to deal with firms, the bona fldes of which the Government was. not aware of.