HOT UNDER FIRE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 229, 25 September 1915, Page 8

HOT UNDER FIRE.

MAORI WAR MEDALS. ;■■' (By Telegraph.— Parliamentary Reporta) WELLINGTON, Friday. A little discussion occurred in ik" House of Representatives this afteraxa" over the report of the M to 7. Public Ft£, ; tions CniDniittw on the request of a nUtt- . ber of men who were umlcr arms in'tk' Maori war but ue,re not under fire, tiui : they should W granted the Sew Zeatixij war medai and pension. The committs •= rerominended that the petition sbouH rccoive the consideration of the Cover* ' nn'iit. vvi'^i Mr. .lenniiitrs took some exception ■Jβ' the reromnifiidation. declaring that a <j». tinction should he shown between Ukm. ri)on who were undrr lir" nnd those *!» were nit-rely in the comniissariat ud •. medical departments and engaged inotiff - combatant service. He trusted tW the (iovernm.'iit would maintain-' its mer attitude .in that question. .;"-: Mr. T. W. Rhodes urged that these Oβ should receive the favourable consider*.tinn of the (rovernment. contending tl*' in deprive them of the war medal becib* ' they were not actually under fire <il neither fair nor just. •-': I This view was also taken by Mr.'E-Neu-man and Mr. f)kpy, t»>th "of wbcß. agreed that it uas most unfair fortß».> who had volunteered for service and W willing to go under lire, hut had not!**/ si. fortunate, should !«• debarred free, receiving the medal. Kvery man whoM;--oiif through the war should be entitle!: to the medal he claimed. , !,': The rrcommendntion of the comniiti*. was adapted by the House.