GOVERNMENT METHODS CRITICISED
AT PATRIOTIC EXECUTIVE MEETING. By Telegraph.—Prese Association. Dunedin, April 16. There was passionato discussion at the Patriotic Executive meeting to-day over the Government's methods of dealing with soliders' interests, and, also relating to medical examinations, the lack of financial provision' for. men located at camp, and also the distribution of patriotic contributions for the supply of comforts to our soldiers overseas.
One case was cited in which a home missionary had been rejected in camp for hernia, and discharged. He underwent an operation costing him about £35, to pay which he had to sell his furniture, the .Government absolutely refusing to recognise any responsibility. Special reference was made to the fact that the Government held £6000 contributed for the supply of comforts,■ and could not or. would not explain why the money had not been sent away, and refused to return it. ' ;
Attention was also drawn to the system of placing returned soldiers on the land, irrespective of their knowledge or circumstances, thus inevitably courting failure. The position was generally described as a perfect scandal," and one speaker said that what was required was the force of .public opinion to take the> Government ,by the neck. • ■ ■' . ' '
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3056, 17 April 1917, Page 6
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