STRANGE DOINGS OF THE CANTERBURY LAND BOARD.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 2, 26 March 1920, Page 14

STRANGE DOINGS OF THE CANTERBURY LAND BOARD.

Application was made recently to the Canterbuxy Land^ Board by the soldier settlers at Homebrook for the remission of a half-year's rent. The~ request was refused, the reason given being that compliance would mean a further call on the ratepayers, who had already treated the soldiers liberally in the matter of gratuities. The Christchurch executive of the R.S.A. protested strongly against this attitude, and pointed out that the' Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence had stated that the gratiuty wah a free gi'ft by the people of the Dominion to the soldiers, and that it would not in any way interfere with the benefits of the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act and the Repatriation Aact. The Land Board, howevor, refused to give an assurance that it would change its policy, and the whole correspondence has now been for warded to the Prime Minister.