SOUTH AFRICAN. VETERANS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 288, 5 December 1929, Page 20

SOUTH AFRICAN. VETERANS.

PROVISION TOR FUTURE. DISCUSSION BY EXECUTIVE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Wednesday. Several > matters of importance to South African War veterans were discussed at the last meeting of the Dominion executive of the South African War Veterans' Association. Captain J. J. Clark, Dominion president, presided. In connection with the evidence to be tendered to the commission which ia now taking evidence throughout the Dominion on pensions, veterans' homes, and the general rehabilitation of returned soldiers, it was stated that Dunedin and Auckland were advocating the establishment of veterans' homes, while the Dominion delegates 'had rejected these proposals at the recent conference. While the local associations had a perfect right to advocate what they believed to be the best course to adopt in the interests of veterans, it was the bounden duty of the executive to advocate before the commission the considered opinions of the Dominion conference, otherwise districts represented at the conference, but which would not be visited by the commission, might 'be treated unfairly in not having their views pl,aced before the duly authorised tribunal. It was stated that there was a diversity of opinion on the matter of pensions. Some associations were of the opinion that war pensions at the age of 65 years should be drawn as a right, no matter what the position of the recipient might be, while others held a contrary view. The ■ < Dominion executive will present- to the ;. commission the considered views of the conference, leaving the associations to submit their | proposals. . ■