To Spread Gratuities Over Hires Years ?
(P.A.) WELLINGTON, This Day. “Is the honourable member letting out a State secret?’’ asked an Opposition member in the House of Representatives when Mr R. M. Macfarlane (Govt.-Christchurch S.) mentioned during his Budget speech that he understood it was intended to spi’ead the payment of war gratuities for overseas military service over a period of three years.
Mr Macfarlane said he thought this was in the Budget, but he was informed. that the period had not been mentioned in that document.' Discussions had taken place with the Returned Services Association and he believed that three years was the time agreed upon. Urging the Government to look into the question of debits in soldier’s pay books for fines which had been inflicted for various offences, Mr Macfarlane said he understood that the general officer commanding frowned on money penalties. He hoped that the Government would consider remitting the fines inflicted for certain offences committed overseas.
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Northern Advocate, 25 August 1945, Page 3
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