WOUNDED IN ENGLAND

Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 88, 12 October 1915, Page 7

WOUNDED IN ENGLAND

NEW ZEALANDERS WELL CARED FOR. An appeal was made by Dr. Newman, in the House of Representatives' to-day, on behalf of our wounded soldiers in England. The point was that they had money coming to them and could not get it. and therefore they were unable to leave the hospitals. The Hon. J. Allen said the men were being well cared for at New Zealand's expense, comforts were being distributed, and the men were on full pay, but full pay was not being paid, on the advice of the Imperial authorities. They were in hospital with the object that they should be restored to health as quickly as possible, and the experience was that when they got their full pay they gave way to temptation and their full recovery was retarded. Nearly £4000 had already been sent to the High Comrhissioner for tho comfort of the. troops, and he had £825 in hand.^ When the men camp out of hospital they would receive then accumulated pay. In the meantime, they got all the comforts they needed and every facility tva-s afforded for the sending of telegrams. The men were not being treated as children, but as men | whom they wanted to restore to health as quickly as possible. He had already advised parents to be very cautious about sending money to their sons in England. If they sent it they did so at their own I risk, but against his advice. In answer to a question by Mr. Isitt, the MinisI ter said there was a committee in Egypt : which administered the funds sent for ! the comfort of the sick and wounded in Egypt. They visited the men and wrote their letters, and they were assisted by the British residents. Arrangements were being perfected for looking after the sick and wounded at Malta.