THE HANMER TROUBLE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 31, 5 February 1916, Page 9

THE HANMER TROUBLE.

ALL THAT HAPPENED

STATEMENT BY AUTHORITIES.

CBy Tele-rraph.—Press Association.!

WELLINGTON, Friday. Allegations having been made that the soldiers recently discharged from Hammer had been harshly dealt with—that is, deprived of all their war-won privileges because they disobeyed an order to remain within doors after six o clock at night-the Defence headquarters made the following statement as to the nature of the "punishments" imposed: Ail that happened was that, as the men m the convalescent hospital at Hanmer had not been behaving themselves it was decided to bring the whole of them before the Medical Board to determine how they should be dealt with. from the mjdwd poLt of view. The Medical Board having examined them, it was found that three of the men were fit to resume duty, and the 7 were sent to Trentham to join the SSoree-nts. Eight men who were not fit for duty or discharge into c.yd Si c were sent to the Christchurch Hosptti for E^jg^r-E fit fnr Service abroad. One man was S" burner. The whole of the other o 9 P men-already specified-were either fntcr given free passes for their restated that none of the 29 men referred to has been deprived of any of his pnvdeges. The S„ Aether the 18 men recommended for discharge would receive their week's leave and free railway passes remained to be determined and would only be decided on receipt of a report on their conduct from Christchurch.