SOLDIER SETTLEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 249, 20 October 1922, Page 7

SOLDIER SETTLEMENTS.

BOARDS TO REPORT. ANNOtNCKMKNT OF PERSONNEL. (B.v Telegraph.—Tress Association.) WKLLIXGTOX, Thursday. In announcing the personnel of the boards appointed to report on soldier settlements in tiie various land districts, the MijiLster o! Lands, Mon. D. H. Guthrie, said tli<' selection n: th.r m?mliers !iad not lx-en a simp.c one because they could not its'x anyone t>) not who previously had been associated with tile purchase of soldiers lands. As many of these men wire ill* very host available it had 1>:-imi -om.'tinu'S ilitliei.lt. to find others cq:iul!y suitable. His deeire was that the investigation should be as impartial as if vu« possible to make it, and no therefore did not wish to have anyone previously connected with sold.crs' settlement.- on a hoard. He ha.t hoped to c.r.l the member* of the boards in Wellington to di.-tcuas procedure with them, but that ivas not prac ticaVe. They would meet t bo land boards in the' respective districts, h-.w----cuT. He had endeavoured to make the task as e:\.-v as possihe for the boards. For t '.nit purpose ,-et questions had Iven prepared tv which they were expected to lurni.-li answers. The Government iiad nothing to hid-. Following nre th«- names of the members of tin- l)".ia!- appo.ntrd u> art in tile various dittrU'ts:-— North Aueklan.i: Edwin Hording (Dargaville). n.nhoMer; Kdward Morgan lOnehungai. »ali:er. Auckland: J.i>-epli Batty (Patuma-lu-ei. farmer: .John MH aiv (Hiimiltun), retire.l farmer. Hawke's Hay: .John Henry Io!l (Havelo.k Nortiii. farmer: -John Murray. I (Wondville). fanner. Tarannki: I hnrlcs 1). l.y..kie [Waverhev). farmer: Kilward Welter <Dou~:asl. farmer. ; Wellington: Alfxan ler Sluart R-inny--1 mrde I Alarton i, farm* , . - : Krair's A. Cameron lllontingel. land valuer. I Maryborough: vhaKc .John Neea ! (Ofc-aramiol. fanner: Frank L.-slw Murray I HillersOenl, farmer. I Nelson: Arthur Rutland Kdward* (Motueka , , farmer; Frrder'vfc Craven Hatrheliir iMoiirtal. tnrmer. i WVtitiaiid: Price Ilemer (Totara 'Flat i. farmer; Georpe A. Perry. (H.>ki- ■ tika I, ni-rciant. ! Canterbury: Roix-rt LattCT (Barry's Bay i, fn.-mtT: Thomas l.awson Hart ilTimarui. retired farmer. ) Otago: I.'.ibert Alexander Rodger iTapanuii, farmer; Thomas < ar.-uthers I (Mifld emarch I, fanner. I Southland: -lamre Mi'.ne (nakajhoukai. farmer; lames LiTro (Loeitiel). I farm manager.