PEACE PROGRAMME.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 December 1918, Page 8

PEACE PROGRAMME.

BRTAIN'S BIG POLICE London, November 18 Tlie plans for demobilisation no\Vlnclude the folowing:— Money grants to civilians and former Soldiers who are unemployed owing to peace, ranging from 24s weeklv in the case of former soldiers to 10s in the case of girls, and allowances for dependent children. The maxifiuiiin, duration of these grants will/be thirteen weeks in the case of workers and 26 in the case of former soldiers. ■Pivotal men in industries and minors will be the first demobilised. Then other trades in accordance with national needs. Married men will get preference. Each soldier -gets 28 days furlough on full pay and allowances. The Government has accepted the principle that for a year after the war permanent appointments in the civil service should be reserved for former officers and soldiers. A scfieme is 'being worked out to give discharged soldiers special facilities to secure land. The repatriation of Dominion work-1 men in England or war work will be expedited. The Ministry for Supply replaces the Ministry for Munitions, to control the disposal of war stores of the value of £50,000,000. A scheme is being worked out for stimulating the production of materials needed in the building trade. Iron and steel will be released from control forthwith and other metals within six months. As regards munition-making, workers are now on time-wrok, and overtime has been abolished; but there has been no general discharge of these workers yet. The present scale of war wages in all trades will continue for six months owing to the continuation of the present high prices.—("Sydney Sun" Cable.)