THE SECOND DIVISION.
THE LEAGUE'S MANIFESTO. DEPUTATION TO SIR JOSEPH WARD. By Telegraph.—Press AssocM&n. Wellington, I4st Night. A conference of the provincial delegates of the Wellington Second Division Leagues have issued a manifesto affirming that legislation making adequate provision in regard £o pensions and allowances to soldiers of all ranks and dependents as by right be placed a$ tho statute book before any ballot of the Second Division*has beeivhqld, and tturt separation allowances'for 4<*pm)[a»t« pi> decided by Pnxliaent and nst Kr tion. That an amendment be mtwle the Military Service Act that ho reservist be ordered into camp before the expiry of three months after jncdic&l examination. Thu executive of the New Zealand Se* cond Division League Waited upon the Minister of FinanV this fevapftig utt placed before Urn tk>« L« anus's ohSm, ' Sir Joseph Ward said tho 2?&HpflaJ Government was anxious to go as fa?, as possible in the direction of the League's proposals. An effort was being made to have the proposals of the Government placed before the country before the Second Division men were ball/jtte&i Ministers were pr»par»d to go a ion# way to make the petition of matruS njen as secure and asf satisfactory at possible. He would be glad to di»cu«> with Sir James Allen the Leagus's request that the scale of allowances for I the dependents of saidiars should b« flisa by statute and not by r«gulrti»o. Discussing the proposals in th« Cabinet Mora would be from the view point tfcii' a man going to fight and leaving his de-> pendents behind was entitled to eVerjN thing the country could do for him, ' Mr. Wilford suggested that it would b» in the interests of the Government's legislation to arrange a round cable conference of members and Ministers before tho proposals reached the House. Sir Joseph Ward said he would convey the suggestion to Mr. Massey. He assured the deputation there would be nothing in the nature of party about the steps taken by the Government. The service the men wore rendering could apt be oil a money basis at alt. ,
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Taranaki Daily News, 15 September 1917, Page 4
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