SOLDIERS' KITS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9460, 25 November 1918, Page 4

SOLDIERS' KITS.

Some of the men discharged from the training camps have, complained about deductions being made from their pay for articles of kit lost or retained.

A soldier returned from overseas is. discharged with a full kit, including uniforms, greatcoats, boots, and under* clothing. ; He must return one of the uniforms and the greatcoat if he wishes to receive the full mufti allowance, but any returned man can retain his full kit if he wishes to do so.

A man who is discharged from the training camps without service overseas is not allowed to retain'tis kit without charge. Every article that has been issued to him remains the property of the State, and has to be accounted for when he is leaving camp. An article that ho does not return- to the camp stores must'be paid for, but the prices charged are low for new articles, and they approach the vanishing point in the case of articles that nave been in use for several months. ,

The following prices, charged to recently discharged men for articles they elected, to take with them, show .that the soldiers are not treated badly:— Two blankets, 12s; pair of boots, 3s 6d; pair of breeches (old), 10d; pair of puttees, 6d; hold-all, Id. The Defence Department ie. not making any money out of the discharged men.