INJURIES TO HOME GUARDSMEN

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 23 September 1941, Page 4

INJURIES TO HOME GUARDSMEN

; GOINU TO AND IKOM PARADES j GOVERNMENT REM KKS TO ACCEI'i RESPONSIBILITY | "It is a mean and contemptible | action.” said Cr lI.S. Sheat, when u j letter from the New Zealand Counties’ ! Association staling that the Government could not accept responsibility for injuries to Home Guardsmen going to jor returning from parades had been : read to members of the Waihe.no ‘ County Council. j Councillors stated that members of ! the Home Guard in the country had j to travel long distances to attend par- ! odes and consequently there was a j greater risk of accident than there was in the case of town members. The Government war trading on Ihe men's patriotism. it was stated, for it knew that the car driveis were too loyal to their country to stay at home and so avoid ' the risk of incurring injury on ;he road jor liability lor injury to their passengers. i After further discussion it was riei cided In send the following resolution : to Mr Bodkin. M P.. and the Minister c f Health and tl Diiector of Nati in: ! | Service:—"ln view ef the recent llndi in.!’, of the National Service Department 'that Home Guardsmen travelling to and from parades are not covered by insurance .and as there is a request i from petrol licensing authorities that 1 cars should bo filled to capacity. Inis means that private car owners a::d - [accident occur. Because this places too areal a bin den on such owncr- ■ vers, many ere ielu: ? : to accept ? uth risk. We wish to draw /iltention |to Itie position and protest -n : ts un-