PROTECTION OF SOLDIERS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 18116, 5 June 1919, Page 6

PROTECTION OF SOLDIERS.

AMENDED REGULATIONS. [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, June 4. An Order-in-Council has been promulgated'amending the regulations recently issued tor tlie protection of soldiers and discharged soldiers. Tho definition of recently-discharged soldiers is amended to include soldiers within “ twelve months ” immediately succeeding Hia return instead of “ six months ” as in the original regulations. It s further provided that nothing in the regulation shall apply to proceedings being taken in respect to balance for the time being of an account current of any soldier, or discharged soldier, with any bank, approved trading company or approved merchant, or with respect to any mortgage, bill of sale or other security securing such account current, and all such proceedings may be taken accordingly without the consent of tiie Attorney-General. For the purposes of this clause, an .approved trading company or approved merchant means any company, firm or person approved in that behalf by the AttorneyGeneral.