ADVANCES TO SOLDIERS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10603, 31 May 1920, Page 4

ADVANCES TO SOLDIERS

THE SUDDEN STOPPAGE. INDIGNATION EXPRESSED. It was stressed in the annual report of the Returned Soldiers' Association presented to the conference on Saturday, that much indignation was felt bv returned soldiers throughout tho Dominion at tho Lands Department’s statement that, owing to insufficiency of funds, further grants under section 2 of tho Discharged Soldiers’ Settlement Act would be temporarily stopped. The matter was considered by the standing sub-committee of the Dominion executive, and the committee passed the following resolution; — “That the committee condemns tho action of tho ‘Government in withdrawluv advances under the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act without notion, ijnd calls upon the Government to provide sufficient money forthwith to enable all returned soldiers who have entered into contracts or taken options for the purchase of properties to -complete their engagements.” In addition to returned soldiers, other people arc affected, viz., the civiliaV who lias agreed to sell property to the returned soldier, and agreed to buy other property from a third person. These, have relied on the returned men being able to secure the Government advance.