LETTERS TO A SOLDIER

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 48, 25 August 1943, Page 3

LETTERS TO A SOLDIER

Dear Jack, —Glad to hear you have had some leave. It was certainly well earned. You asked me to look out for Tom. Well, I ran across him the other day and was pleased to see that he was looking fit and well again. His wound has healed nicely and although Jie is of no further use as a soldier it won't inconvenience him in civil life at all. What is more, he said he had had a round of golf a day or two before and was quite pleased with his game. Unfortunately he has had a bit of a disappointment in regard to his business prospects. He had intended setting up on his own account, but found that that line of business is now under the control of one of these innumerable Government bureaux that have sprung up and so he had to go along, cap in hand, and make an application for a licence, in triplicate, etc., and with all the trimmings. He waited several weeks and heard nothing, so. gave them a reminder, and the next thing was that he got a letter informing him his application was declined. It seems just amazing that a chap with his excellent war service, wounded and decorated, should have been turned down like that, but I believe it is by no means an isolated case. The B resident of the Auckland RS.A. said le other day that there had been numerous complaints. I asked Tom what he proposed to do now and he said what he would like to do would be to stand for Parliament. It is certainly time we had a change, as there will be no future at all for people in this country if things go on in this way. I enclose one or two clippings bearing on this subject. You will no doubt find them an eye-opener. Yours ever, —Dad.—Advt. .

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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. "Anxious Mother." —We are making inquiries. "Pioneer Descendants First."—The request was for a survey of possibilities, and the Prime Minister made it clear that resettlement of soldiers was tho first concern of the Government. ■'Nauticus." —This is a question that could bo addressed to candidates in your own electorate. To make municipal business a national political issue would widen scope of discussion beyond present space limits. . "Suprema a Situ."—A point that could be brought directly to the notieo of tho tramways management.