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Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 46, 24 February 1922, Page 6

The Minister of Lands does not View favourably the suggestion that soldiers' holdings should be revalued during the present depression. Jt-A number of men have applied for a revaluation, but the effect of granting such a' request at a time when the prices of farm produces are at their' lowest would be to inflict unwarrantable and unnecessary loss on the Crown," states Mr. Guthrie: " Moreover, Under section 15 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1915, every settler has the right of revaluation after three years' occupation; and such right should be sufficient for any settler who is anxious to make good, seeing that if he is temporarily unable to meet his payments he can have them postponed free of interest in the ' meantime. It may be stated that the piling up of arrears is discouraging to the soldier, but to meet thai difficulty arrangements have been made to accept payment of the arrears in easy instalments. If prices improve this arrangement should work satisfactorily, and if prices do not improve within a reasonable time the question of capitalising or remitting the amounts owing will be considered. Of course, every case will be dealt with on its merits." *

Before the Maxima berthed at San Francisco on her recent trip, she was examined by the American Excise Officers, who commandeered a quantity of whisky.