REHABILITATION ON FARM
of S v r n tl ? er ' ? returned soldier, st Eeheion. has a farm under ™ ™ habl - h l atlon scll<? me. He milks 36 cows night and morning. He has farm 18 months. The Rehabilitation Department handles the ch n e ? ue ' and sends him on an a\erase £4 a month. He finds it imWM Sl !3i» tO P3y his v. bills - His Pension was taken away when he went on to 9 n his , farm - 24 md es from Nelson, he has valuable timber which aflnwpH 1 1 n °s tOUC K A,so he is not allowed to grow tobacco for three years. He cannot afford a cheap car nor wireless. He weighed over 10 stone when he first went on the farm S® " ow weighs just over eight stone. Surely our returned men deserve a tar better deal than thev are getting at present.—Yours, etc. " Toml . AT KIWI’S SISTER, lemuka, November 27.- 1945. [Mr J. B. Pearson, rehabilitation office f^- C f nferbury ' said the Question for the District Rehabilitation Officer at Nelson.]
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Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24749, 14 December 1945, Page 8
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