PRISONERS OF WAR.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 164, 9 July 1918, Page 8

PRISONERS OF WAR.

\CTrON TAKF.N BY WAR DF-PAfRT-UFINT. The sioiieral secretary oF the New Zealand' Returned Soldiers' Atsoci-vtmn (Mr D. Sevmour) has been informed by the Minister for Defence .that immediately a solder w rerun-ted a- prisoner „f; war the New Zealand Pr*i»nem of W<ar • Department i" London take* tno following a. lion■:— A -food parcel is ordered to bo Uikpa.'ehed from London. _ The Central Prisoners of VVar Comis a-ked H> to . its Copenhagen depot requesting that iirst jweeV of food and clothing shall be ■dispatched pending the arrival of our own parcc!«. . , The Bureau de Seeoiir.* aux Pmsoiiuiersde Guerre at Berne is requested -in add the name .-of the prisorer to the New Zealand list for a regular wedkly bread supply. ■ • . , ; An order is given (if the prisoner has reached a permanent earupV for a-com-;ple'te shaving and toilet outfit, and ateo •fpiv.a fortnightly tobacco parcel. . i '«A letter is dispatched at once 'to tho _ informing him that everything possible will be dome for him. and aeki.'iipr him to furnish 'his size in halt. '.ami boots (if this is not already known). This letter usually reaches tho prisoner before he gets any parcels, but'it invariably relieves his natural aii'Xirj y as to whether anything is going to bo done for him or not. . lAj fetter h also indd,ro.>sed *Uv tho next-of-kin informing 'them of the. action taken, and, "gi'ving them the cor-re-t address for corrrnooudence. tho New Zenland Prisoners of War Department. is administered by the ' High .Commissioner fra- New Zealand. and is only association authorised to dispatch parcels Ito New Zealand prisoners of war. Thedepartment ««■■. dependent upon the people of New Zealand for funds to carry on the wonlc of relief to New Zealand prisoners of war. and expenditure is at present met by donnit'ions from New and from those who a.re (personalv interested ini '. individual] prisoners, the balance 'being met bv drawing on the H?gh / Commissionier's Comforts Fund. Full information;' respect iug the forwarding' of comfort*', and remittances , to'■ prisoners of war is embodied in the red fly-leaf' of 'the Post and Te'ie.Gjrap.ll Guide", which may be peon, at aniy post / ■>JhYe.' The Defence Depa.rt.ment -propoises to have printed a small pamphlet - oh the sub feet, winch will bo forwarded to the next-of-kin' of 'each prisoner of i war. .;'