THE REWARD OF SERVICE.

NZ Truth, Issue 881, 14 October 1922, Page 13

THE REWARD OF SERVICE.

Dear "Truth,"' — I trust you will pardon my taking the liberty of writing you, but it is only trio knowledge of how much yon have the Diggers' interests at heart that prompts me to do so. I am 32 years of age, single, a returned soldier,- and before going to the front was an amounts, and general clerk m the P. and T. Department, but since returning I "have had over two years m military, hospitals, necessitated by rhy receiving a bullet m the -Head m August 2918, af Bapaume, and now. that; T .am completely fit I find it absolutely impossible to secure a billet of :any. description, and am heartily sick ■'iand. yired of always watching _and hoping for something to turn up; • ' ' God knows, ' I am ! willing enough, vand I would uot v jrnind what the wages were so long 'as ' they' enabled ms/to live honestly, and pay ray way, bu£V this continual worry will cs.use a Relapse into my former nervy condition ; if something does hot eventuate soon. Any billet where a firstclass education^ would be. an '.advantage would suit me, or failing, that, c position m a warehouse, wine merchant's : or — any damn thing at all (pardon the profanity, but you know what I mean). I have appealed again and again to Government ''heads" for assistance, but the Government displayh maddening apathy to the hope^ lesSngss of such cases as mine, and appeal is futile.— -I, am, etc., CLARENCE. 0. WHITE.