WORK FOR RETURNED SOLDIERS
Road-Making Opposed
(Special) AUCKLAND, June 28. Strong condemnation of any scheme involving a large proportion of returned soldiers in road-making as a rehabilitation measure was expressed by several county representatives attending the annual meeting of the No. 1 District Highway Council in Whangarei. Mr H. D. Atkinson described as a disgrace schemes emanating from Auckland and elsewhere for the employment of returned soldiers on such work, while Mr J. A. S. Mackay, advising the use of machinery as much as possible, said it was undesirable to create a nation of navvies. For successful rehabilitation the three essentials were good access roads, handiness of schools and a better land policy, said Mr A. C. Yarborough. The chairman, Mr W. L. Bell, said that plenty of machinery was available and to make farm conditions more pleasant and attractive for returned servicemen good highways and roads were essential.
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Southland Times, Issue 25692, 29 June 1943, Page 4
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149WORK FOR RETURNED SOLDIERS Southland Times, Issue 25692, 29 June 1943, Page 4
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