CORRESPONDENTS' VIEWS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 273, 18 November 1941, Page 6

CORRESPONDENTS' VIEWS

SOLDIERS' PAY

(To the Editor)

I was very interested and not a littie surprised to read a lettc jg your issue of the 6th inst.. signrj "A Soldier." He says he has a wife and two children and has been ceiving £4 18/ per wk, plus family allowance. 1 am a soldier's it®' and have a family of four, three tf whom are on the army payroll, m I receive £4 147 per 'week and family allowance, with my hushiM who fought in the last \\ar int£ army since September 4. 1939 i»» overseas. Is it that the ones are "on a bed of roses'' compuS with others are the first to comnhhT or is it that some are just selfisnS think only of themselves. I wouu give a lot to have mv husband honw for a week-end once a fortnightjS know that he was not under cV-" fire. In a time like this "A SoUUs* should know if anyone should **"* everyone must make sacrifices IS how can the Government afford to pay the soldiers more than civilian wages? I say to "A Soldier" thS while he can stav on defence 1-—-his wife on £4 18/ per week, and not have to fight among sand, flics climatic conditions, etc., he is weS off - E.D.M.

it Soldiei on the permanent Homo Defence complains that the [Government has stopped his famttv allowance because he is receivm* £4 18/ a week, and that this anrorat in insufficient to maintain his wife and two children. He forgot to tr»Z tion that the amount is £4 18/ qm* per week, and that he does not mv national security tax, social security tax, nor does he pay the dole: thtt he gets free clothing and boots art is also boarded, can travel on the tram service from Auckland to Onehunga or anywhere else for M he can visit EUerslie and go on S lawn for "nix." goes to football frw has "buckshee" dental treatment, and maybe enjoys other "perks."VNoip just how much more don m x Soldier" want? I say "not kj going" on approximately a fig' net per week and his job is not* hard one. "Yes. sir." a soldier on Home Defence in New to put it plainly, "on the pig's b*ck? A "FIVER" GROSS.