FURLOUGH LEAVE

Grey River Argus, 25 February 1944, Page 2

FURLOUGH LEAVE

MINISTER’S EXPLANATION.

p A WELLINGTON, Feb. 24. Commenting to-night on the leave to be granted to men on furlougn .from the Middle East, the Minister of Defence (Hon. F. Jones) said that when the draft was met in Australia they were told that those who would be returning to the Middle East would be granted three months and that the remainder would be o-iven the normal twenty? eight "days’ sick and privilege leave prior to discharge. It was then brought to the Ministers notice that the men had been told before they left the Middle East that all would be granted three months’ le ave The War Cabinet had decided that under the circumstances all of tne men should be given three months leave and privileges.