LAND FOR SOLDIERS.
' THE GOVERNMENT BILL. , WELLINGTON, September 21. A Bill providing for the settlement of discharged soldiers on Crown and settlement lands, the title being the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Bill, was introduced into the House of Representatives by Governor's Message tonight. Copies of the Bill were not obtainable, but a summary of the proposals in it were given to a reporter by the Prime "Minister. ,; Mr Massey said that the Bill empowered the Government to raise a sum of £50,000 for the purpose of assisting returned soldiers who desired to do so to go upon the land. It provided for assistance being given to these men in respect to building houses, and the purchase of stock, implements, and other farming requisites. It defined the tenure under which land might bo held, the tenure being practically the same as that proscribed for settlement lands —the optional tenure. The Bill contained provisions against speculation in sections of land acquired under the scheme. ,
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8250, 22 September 1915, Page 6
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