EVICTION STOPPED

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24103, 23 October 1941, Page 8

EVICTION STOPPED

FAMILY OF SOLDIER PRIME MINISTER'S ACTION The manner in which the Prime Minister, the Bt. Hon. P. Eraser, interested himself in the welfare of a soldier's family that had been evicted from a home in Wellington, and secured their return to the house, is described in the Labour paper, the Standard, it states that Mr. Fraser informed the bailiff that he would take full responsibility for the unbarring of the door, and would personally indemnify the bailiff.

News came to Mr. Fraser that a soldier's family had been evicted from their dwelling, following the ordinary process of law, the article says. He discovered that the report was true, and went from Parliament Buildings to the house, finding the family's belongings stacked on the pavement. The bailiff was questioned, and explained the position. He was asked to unlock the door and let the family return. The evicted family returned to their home, and Mr. Fraser went back to Parliament, where the Rehabilitation Bill was being debated in the House of Representatives. "Lnter, in Mr. F laser's office at a meeting of th 3 parties concerned, the whole affair was satisfactorily settled," the report concludes.