A Soldier’s Pay.
A base arising ott6 of the sending of troops to Africa was heard in Sydney, in which a soldier claimed volunteer pay from the State Government; Counsel for the Government submitted that an action by a soldier for pay was not maintainable. There was no contract, and the payment was entirely a Voluntary matter on the part of the Government. If it could be spoken of as a contract at all it was a unilateral one, and gave the soldier no rights Whatever in a civil Court. To allow members of an army to sue for wages was inconsistent with the kind of discipline which must be maintained in the army. The Judge upheld counsel’s view and nonsuited plaintiff.
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Manawatu Herald, 9 June 1903, Page 2
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122A Soldier’s Pay. Manawatu Herald, 9 June 1903, Page 2
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