“STILL GAME"
SOLDIER SETTLERS’ DIFFICULTIES. (Per United Press Association). CHRISTCHURCH, April 30. Since Thursday last Sir Andrew Russell, Dominion president of the Returned Soldiers’ Association, accompanied by Mr W. E. Leadley, secretary of the Christchurch Returned Soldiers’ Association, visited between 60 and 70 soldier settlers in different parts of South Canterbury with a view to ucertaining their requirements. “The spirit of the men generally,” Mr Leadley t>aid to-night, “is the same spirit as they manifested on active service. A lot of them are up against stiff hurdles. Some are behind with their rent and others are on too high a valuation. They are hoping that the Land Revision Board, which is at present visiting them in South Canterbury, will recommend measures that will bring the men rome relief, but we found them all still game.” A summary is to be prepared of the requirements of the soldier settlers and a deputation, headed by Sir Andrew Russell will wait on the Cabinet some days prior to Sir Andrew’s departure for England, about the middle of the present month.
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Southland Times, Issue 18929, 1 May 1923, Page 5
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