VISIT TO BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25211, 25 May 1945, Page 6

VISIT TO BRITAIN

NEW ZEALAND TROOPS LONDON PAPER'S OPINION (Special Correspondent) (Reed. 12.20 a.m.) LONDON, May 24 "The New Zealanders who fought so magnificently in Italy and all the way from Alamein should he brought back and presented to the people of London before they go back to their own land," says the Daily Express. "They should receive a token of the I appreciation and gratitude felt for these I splendid and glorious Dominion folk | who have come so far and done so much j in this war." | BRAN AND POLLARD ! RATIONS FOR POULTRY ' ! STATEMENT BY CONTROLLER I (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday i When asked to comment on a report j from Auckland that a drastic cut in the j supply of bran and pollard would operate as from June and an allegation that unfair discrimination was being exercised against the small poultrykeeper, the Wheat and Flour Controller. Mr R. McPherson, said that neither he nor the Wheat Committee had given authority for any such change in the distribution of bran and pollard. Mr McPherson said there was a shortage of these offals, caused by the export embargo placed on bran and pollard by the Australian Government in 1940 and accentuated this year by the absence of other mashes which in the past had bridged the gap. Nevertheless, it was the intention of the Wheat Committee to share the available bran and pollard as equitably as possible and no discrimj ination would be made between large tand small producers. By arrangement I with the New Zealand Poultry Board, ■ 20,000 tons of pollard and 10.000 tons of ! bran would be distributed during the | year among registered poultry-keepers, ' while a further 20.000 tons of bran and ■ pollard would he distributed among I "backyarders" through the usual chani nels. "Although there is a shortage of bran and pollard, sufficient wheat is available for poultry, which means that the shortage of mash could be made up by the use of a slightly increased grain ration," Mr McPherson said. JOBS FOR EX-SOLDIERS GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Thursday | To speed up the placement ot exI servicemen in occupations suitable to their requirements and which they may desire to follow, a servicemen's employment division is being set up in the National Service Department, commencing duties on June 1. The Minister of Rehabilitation, Mr Skinner, announced today that the National Service Department will act as agent 1 of the Rehabilitation Board in the placeI ment of all ex-servicemen seeking employment in industry and wishing to take advantage of the facilities offerThe Rehabilitation Department s responsibility to provide employment will now extend up to the point where the ex-service man or woman is fit from a health or efficiency point of view to enter industry, and it he or she so wishes the next link in the chain of assistance will be provided by the National Service Department. The Minister added that the new arrangement should benefit ex-service men and women, who would be able to take advantage of the wide range of positions the National Service 'Department had to offer. Thfs department at present had notifications of vacancies in industry for more than 6000 men and almost 5000 women. 18,002 STATE HOUSES SET-BACK CAUSED BY WAR (0.C.) HAMILTON, Thursday Housing construction was discussed by the Minister of Works. Mr Semple, in an interview today. He said that up to April ."30 last 18,002 State rental houses had been completed, and of this number 13..100 had neen built during the war. Sufficient material had been used on defence construction to build 23,000 workers' homes, and if it had not been for the requirements of the war there would have been no housing problem today. The Minister said the Housing Improvement Bill,, which he hoped would be oassed next session, would give local, authorities the opportunity and power to carry out slum clearing and housing improvement. Provision would be made for co-operation between Government and the local bodies.