ANONYMOUS LETTERS.
I COMPLAINTS TO U.S.A. j TOTALLY l"N FOUNDED. That anonymous communications should he regarded with some suspicion was emphasised by the experience of the District Uommitt'ee of the Rett/rned ■Soldiers' Association, which received a numlier of unsigned letters alleging that returned men were not receiving a fair deal at the Reporoa Settlement, where it was stated that Hindus and other outsiders were being «*iven preference of employment. The matter was referred to the association's secretary at Hotorua to make investigation of the complaints. This revealed that the allegations were unfounded, and that the soldier settlers were doing as well ; as could he expected, and had received •fair consideration, and in some cases were gran Led postponement in the payment of rents. One settler wrote that the information supplied to the associaj tion was wrong, and the men at the settlement were quite satisfied with their treatment. The secretary also . intimated that the Government still I offered work to returned men for the asking, and that many were already !engaged on jobs.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 227, 25 September 1922, Page 3
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173ANONYMOUS LETTERS. Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 227, 25 September 1922, Page 3
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