RETURNED SOLDIERS.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 June 1920, Page 5

RETURNED SOLDIERS.

SETTLEMENT ON THE LAND. GOVERNMENT PLEDGE WANTED. By Telegraph.—Press Assoclatloa. Wellington, Last Night. Thie Returned Soldiers' Conference was continued to-day. The report of the repatriation committee was presented. The committee strongly stressed the following resolution, and particularly in view of the grave concern which the position of land settlement is to-day causing the returned, soldiers, and asked that the pledge given by Mr. Massey to the last conference should be endorsed by Parliament: "That the association ask the Government and Parliament for a pledge that the lands settlement and repatriation benefits generally shall not be rendered inoperative until such time as every soldier has had ample opportunity to train himself or to otherwise arrange his affairs, in order to allow him to take full advantage of the said benefits." The committee also made recommendations as to the training of soldiers, including apprentices and subsidised workers as well ae fit men. The report was adopted.

The election of officers resulted: President, Dr. Boxer; treasurer, Mr. C. W. Batten; vice-presidents, Messrs G. Blackwell (Canterbury), P. Watts (Auckland), D. S, Smith (Wellington), and Dr. T. Harrison (Dunedin); executive: Canterbury, Messrs W. E. Leadley, T. E. Y. Seddon, M.P., and L. M. Ingles; Auckland. T. Long, E. F. Andrews, and N. A. Ching; Otago, T. E. Graham, A. Glass, and A. C. Laing; 'Wellington, J. D. Harper, J. S. Hanna, Rev. Winton, N- Vercoe, and J. Cowles. The Auckland and Otago delegates intimated that their representatives on the executive would retire in the event of the district, conferences deciding on fresh nominations.