SOLDIER SETTLERS.
PROGRESS REPORTS. FAVORABLE ON THE WHOLE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington. Feb. 20. The Dominion executive of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association sent a letter towards the end of last year to one settler on each of the bigger soldier settlements throughout New Zealand. The replies, which totalled 39, are described by the executive as “fairly optimistic.” Each settler was asked to state (a) How he was getting on. (b) How he was being treated by the department, (c) His complaints, if any. (d) His suggestions for the betterment of soldier settlers. The inquiries were intended to provide first hand information for the Dominion executive. From a close scrutiny of the replies, states the executive, it must be conceded that, as a whole, our soldier settlers are progressing as favorably as can be expected with the fluctuating markets, and receiving considerate treatment from the Lands Department. The majority of replies contain no complaints. Some complain of lack of roads and high 'rent. The Dipton (Southland) settlement complain that they are just slaves for the Government. Some of the settlements appear to be very dirty.
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Taranaki Daily News, 21 February 1922, Page 6
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186SOLDIER SETTLERS. Taranaki Daily News, 21 February 1922, Page 6
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