AID TO SERVICEMEN

Waikato Times, Volume 196, Issue 22568, 23 March 1945, Page 4

AID TO SERVICEMEN

FIGURES FOR FEBRUARY

(By Telegrapn.—:

WELLINGTON Friday

The latest monthly review issued by the Rehabilitation Board shows that by the end of February the total sum advanced in loans to ex-service-men and women was £5,883,616, of which £5,494,499 had been advanced to men returned from overseas and £3666 to returned servicewomen. Demobilised home servicemen and women had been advanced £302,721. merchant seamen £25,585, and war widows and dependants of deceased servicemen £57,145.

During February the total loans authorised were £370,352. By the end of February, 2491 servicemen had been granted loans for houses, the total sum advanced being £2,681,023. During the month 184 loans were authorised for eligible lousing applicants, the sum involved being £197,295.

A total of 1206 discharged men and women had, by the end of February, been placed in small businesses, the total sum advanced being £519,387. In February the board lent £47.237 to 87 applicants to establish them in businesses. In the same month exservicemen were advanced £98,025 to buy farms, bringing the totals to date to the end of February to 680 and £2,184,992. A total of £26,663 was advanced to 288 furniture applicants, and accumulated totals to the end of February were £478,101 and 5248 applicants. Twenty-six applicants were granted £847 for the purchase of tools of trade during the month, the total sum being £12,136 for 408 applicants. Loans for miscellaneous purposes approved in the same month totalled £285. Altogether to the end of February 53 loans had been made for a total of £7977.

To the end of February a total of 2775 ex-servicemen and women had been allocated State rental houses and flats. February’s allocations totalled 95.