WAR RELIEF SOCIETIES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17064, 17 August 1917, Page 6

WAR RELIEF SOCIETIES.

<Ter Press vAssbciati6:n,}. ' W^XJJNGTON, August 16. The War Relief Societies' Conference passed a resolution asking the Government to make financial provision for returned soldiers and dependents desirous of establishing themselves, in, business, advances to- be limited to the sum of £250, and provisior to be ftiade for sound investigation of all cases.

A 'remit ; from Auckland regarding ieciproeity hi assisting returned1 soldiev? was lost, md the following adopted • — That the, domicile of the .soldier, whicn shall determine the society that is responsible, be thr.fc stated in, his attestation .paper or in the official roll.

_ Resolutions were carried that the conference's rttentjou-: having been called .to cases.; where advances' have bean made to. returned soldiers', and soldier1?'" wives on which usurious rates .of interest are being -charged, thfe. societies' attention be called to the matter, .mid t&is.-f be requested, wherever possible, to ■notify such cases to the Advisory Board .and to take such action as the Board thinki advisable,with a view to checking the abuse! ,

"VhatMii oases where men break dwv:; or contract an infectious dise-cfee while undergoing military training, careKi medical examination should be mad^ and, should their health be found t-; have been impaired, tihey should be kept on full pay until: fit to resume civilian duties..

That in order to encourage donations to patriotic.funds, all such.donations be exempt from income tax. A receipt r voucher signed by the secretary of a patriotic association could be attached to income tax returns, showing the amount donated.

The . following recommendations to the Advisory Board were adopted:— That there should be no grant by right ot service in money !or kind, but that any grant must be, in the discretion of each society, taking each case on its merit; that grants for mufti should b^ made only in deserving cases.

As it is impossible for all societies to make grants: for taking uj> land of starting in business it.is recommended that no society make large grants for either purpose!