SOLDIERS AND HOUSES.

Grey River Argus, 31 March 1922, Page 2

SOLDIERS AND HOUSES.

QUESTIONS OF EJECTIONS.

R.S.A. FIGHTING TEST CASE.

The following communication re the question of ejecting soldiers from rented properties has been received from Mr. W. E. Leadley (Canterbury District R.S.A. Secretary) by the Greymouth R.S.A. Secretary (Mr IT. Trouland): — “At the present time there is some doubt as to whether the protection provided by the War Legislation Act to returned soldiers in rented properties has been removed by the passing of the Housing Act, 1921-22, and two Magistrates, one in Wellington, and the other in Nelson have ruled in the opposite direction. “At the last meeting of the Dominion Executive Standing Sub-Com-mittee it was decided that Headquarters should support and appear on behalf of Robinson, a returned soldier, in the case of Robinson v. Lauri, which is to be heard in the Supreme Court in Wellington, in order to definitely ascertain 'whether the protection under the above-mentioned legislation still exists, or has been repealed. It has been arranged that Mr C. P. Skerrett, K.C., should appear on behalf of the Association, and in view of the fact that many tenancy cases are likely to be presented throughout New Zealand when the Wellington Magistrate’s ruling becomes known, you are urged to request returned soldiers and solicitors who are engaged in local tenancy eases to defer the. hearing of same until the decision of the Robinson v. Lauri case in the Supreme Court, Wellington, is announced. ’ ’ As the fighting of these cases involves a considerable expense on the part of the R.S.A., it behoves all returned soldiers to join in and assist.