REPATRIATION.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 12, 4 June 1920, Page 2

REPATRIATION.

°0ST ^ HOW MCDBsa, Tkt Mmis^ 0f Lands has rtl ablo some particulars as tc " ^ the nineteen millions expended"'!'6 ^ Government on the repatriati0t ^ diers has gone. A little more'u 4 teen millions has been spent ^ ^ tlement of soldiers on ]an(] H some of this expenditure, up million and a half, is not J as the land purchased has not^l fered for selection. A littlo .... . , ut,ue nior» ti a million expended „„ " hranches of repatriation activitv gross total is £19,065,891. Following are details as SUDr,i; . 1 the Minister : — 'j Settled on Sett-lement Land.-(aj J suhdivided purchased estates, i|.-. ^ on 280,576 acres ; (b) on estates pii!y J by the crown on behalf 0{ sold^l groups of soldiers under section j! the Act, 195 on 30,095 acres. Settled on Crown Land and KatkJ Endowment Land. — 899 on 897,908 a j Assisted to Puichase Private hj under section 2 of the Act.— 4755 911,524 acres. Total on Rural Land.— 6858 on 2,120]j acres. Assisted, to I'urcliase Town DivellJ —6826. Tot-al number assisted, 13.684. PURCHASE OF LAND. The cost was analysed by the Mid ms follows : — Under Discliarged Soldiers' SettlemJ Act : (a) Advanced for stock and improil ments, £1,854,634. (b) For purchase of private h| £7,181,094. (c) For purchase oi town dwellim £4,454,708. Total : £13,490,436. Under Lands for Settlement Act.-M tal value of 203 estates purchased, prising 210,991 acres, and offer,ed lo A diers, £2,834,198. Total expenditure in providing 13, J men with homes or farms, £16,321,4 I11 addition the Government lias p chased uncLer the' Lands for Settlei Act 61 estates comprising 206,688 which are now being subdivided and j pared for settlement — at a cost, £1.680,571. The total outlay by the Land and la Purchase Departments is thus £18,005,1! AYERAGES PER MAN. The Minister made an interesting siat ment of the average expenditure nndi the various headings as follows Advance for stock and imp lementg Advance for purchase oi private «j land 15 Advance for purchase dwellings S Capital value settlement sections 221 OTHER REPATRIATION W011KJ Mr Guthrie, as a- member 01 Ihe n patriation Boaixl, was able to shoivi^B had been done in repatriative workfl from that which is most concemed 4 land and homes. At April 30 he ® there were 77,499 men 011 the tion Department's Register. The ibs]® ity of t-hese required no assistanee ; 1# assista-nce had been given to 35,275 indj the following headings : — Placed in emplovment, 16,681. Training arranged for, 5319. | Financially assisted to re-establisUkf selves, 12,345. Sustenance grant- made to 930. 1 The total amount granted b) ',l patriation Department by way 0 1 cial assistance was £1,060,320. W " 1 thus be seen that the two hacl repatriated 48,959 men at an of £17,384,954. These fignres, of^ did not include the estates 01 ,c . settlers to be dealt with, as out '1 the next few months.