DECISION AWAITED

Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23259, 21 July 1945, Page 4

DECISION AWAITED

Future Role Of Division iFOP.R ) WELLINGTON. July 20. The Government was criticised by Mr W. J. Broadfoot (National. Wait.omo) in the Finance Bill debate in tlie House to-day for not having announced its decision on the question of whether New Zealand troops are to be sent to tlie Pacific or are to re Liirn home. He said tlie Dominion had made a great effort far beyond the capacity of its manpower and womanpower, and u surely had won its place at the peace table without shedding more blood to be there. I lie Governm nt had .surely ascertained from the Allied Chiefs of Staff where <',!■ men i ..u*i best serve lile Allied , lion on the inili’ary front or on the food front. An Opposition member: They decided lons. ago. Mr Broadfoot said the peopic wanted to know. The Government must mate a decision and not run away from it T’.ii y had run away from ii week liter v'r.'i;. lio contended that the issue v, .. (■[( ar cut It was a pity ilia* New Zealand could not concentrate on production, tlie most vital contribution the i ..a iirv could make to tlie war effort. Thr-re never had been a proper b.Tnnce between production and the nubia'y forces. Men of 70 to 75 years of age were carrying on (arms to produce food and women and children were also playing their part so that production could be continued.