LAND FOR SOLDIERS.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 16, 2 July 1920, Page 10

LAND FOR SOLDIERS.

WITHDEAWiX- CGE* ADVAN'CES. CHRISTCHURCH, June l At a meeting of the Christchurch bianck of the New Zealand Returned Scidien' Association the followiag motion was carried : "That this meeting cf returned . soldiers and their dependents eij rrsfex its strong disapproval of the Reform Gcvernment in withdxawing with->ut due notics the advances made ncder Fart II. of tho Discharged Soldiers' Setthment Act, It considers that the on'y equitab'o and honourable course ( pen to P&rcs iuwst is to make the benefits ci the Act availabla to all soldiers at present eir.Yel to tlciba aaid so avoid penaiiamg tiicse soldiers ^ have had no opporfaraty oi takiiig advantage of its provisions. It desires topoint out that many soldier3 have deferred making application, relying on the definiw promise of the Prime Ministor tl*at 8 ; months' aotice would bo given if te' were any cartailment oi the Act. It if' -j ther cails upon the G werniueot to bent any loss incurred by tliose who entered , into cntracts and signed options prior to the announcement of the stoppago by ttft Hon. D. H. Guthrie, Mu'ster of Lnik 1 The following motion was also carried i "That the Government again bo urged to give serious co'nsideration to the land settlement scheme submitted by the Returned Soldiers' Association, and so give eflden.ee of their sincerity to settle all re--turned soldiers in the i-hortest po88' ®. time." dunedin, J'W 21 ; At a general loeeting oi the Return ^ Soldiers' Association to-n-ght, tne f^°* ing resolution was carried unaniEiH'sI) "That this meeting of returned sdM having taken into considerat-ion the sta ments of the Prime Minister and the ter of Lands regaading tl.o finance e ^ Dominion and the possible effect o coatinnance of the r.r.esant 6th eme o . vances under the Discharged St ldie" ^ tlement Act in further ir reaf mg t of land, still considers thct ;he only able and honourahle course open to ^ ment is : (1) To make the J| Di&chargod 'Soldiers' S -ttlement i c ^ ablc to all soldiers at present' en i thene benefits, and so to avoid p ^ many soldiers who have bnt rece turned to New Zealand, «-r '"v ' completed their period of trainui^ ^ the Repatriation Departmentj aiw^ ^ peovide thatt any loss 1 • # a Lll be toree by

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