DISABLED SOLDIERS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 102, 27 October 1931, Page 8

DISABLED SOLDIERS

"One of the Unfortunate Disabled Soldiers" recalls a promise made by the late Mr. Massey and Mr. Coatcs to a deputation on behalf of disabled soldiers, that those men -would be given employment in Government Departments. The promise was kept and the men were told that, though they were "permanent casuals" as I they could not pass a doctor because of war disabilities, they were to be -treated as permanent m<|u and would be the hist iv the service to be interfered with. The correspondent states that some cf these n.eii have now been dismissed or their services curtailed to two days a week, and he asks who is better entitled to permanent employment than they are. He makes a plea for restoration of the full rights and fulfilment of the former promise.

"Victim" complains of conditions on relief works in Johnsonville. Single men, the writer states, are receiving one day's work per week, •n-hich brings the average weekly wage to six and ninepeuce. Men with one or two children work two days per week, the average weekly earnings being 18s 9d, and sometimes these men only get one and a half days per week. Men with three children receive three or three and a half days per week. Their average wage is then £2 4s 3d. j Married men on the ITalailai Kecrca-J lion relief works have funned a cricket club with the aim, if possible, of having friendly panics with others on similar works. The >'l"b Ills secured it little material, but with Ihu number of men who arc keen (o piny finds (hat it is not sufficient. A vei|iies.t is made for any old cricket gear, which will be called for if a iiirss.a:.'c is spnt (o (he secretary of the club, SI, Totava road, lliraniar.