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Preface page Section I.—Organization—(i) The Rehabilitation Board .. .. 4 (ii) The National Rehabilitation Council .. 4 Section II. —Departmental Administration—(i) Decentralization .. .. .. 4 (ii) Staff .. .. .. .. 4 Section lll.—Departmental and Loan Expenditures .. . . .. 4 Section IV.—Demobilization .. .. 5 Section V.—Provision for the Disabled—(i) Disabled Servicemen's Re-establish-ment League . . .. .. 5 (ii) Blinded Servicemen's Trust Board .. 5 Section VI. —Business Loans and Special Arrangements for Ex-servicemen—-(i) General .. . . .. 6 (iii) The Transport Industry .. . . 6 (iii) Other Licensed Industries . . .. 7 (iv) Agricultural Contracting .. .. 7 (v) Business Supplies .. .. 7 Section VII. —Employment .. .. 8 Section VIII. —Trade Training—(i) General .. .. .. .. . 8 (ii) " A " Class Training . . .. 9 (a) General . . .. . . 9 (b) Building of State Houses .. 10 (c) Maori Ex-servicemen .. 10 (d) Administration .. 10 (iii) "B" Class Training .. .. 11 (a) General . . .. ..11 (b) Public Works Department Scheme 11 (c) Clerical Workers .. ..12 (d) Law and Accountants' Clerks, Surveyors, Architects, and Journalists .. 12 (e) Plumbers .. .. ■ 12 (/) Administration .. ..12

PAGE Section Vlll.—Trade Training— contd. (iv) "C" Class Training .. 12 (v) Intermediate Scheme .. 13 (vi) Wages Increase .. .. ..13 Section IX.—Education(i) Administration .. .. 14 (ii) Facilities granted .. .. 14 (iii) Extra Tutorial Assistance .. . . 14 (iv) Children of Deceased and Disabled Servicemen .. .. 14 (v) Engineering Profession .. .. 15 Section X.—Farm Training and Settlement — (i) Administration . . .. 15 (ii) The Training Scheme .. . . 16 (iii) Settlement .. .. ..16 Section Xl.—Financial Assistance—(i) Loan Facilities .. 17 (ii) Grants .. .. .. .. 17 (iii) Rehabilitation Allowances .. . . 17 Section Xll.—Housing—(i) Assisted Erection of Homes .. 18 (ii) Assisted Purchase of Homes.. .. 18 (iii) Allocation of State Rental Houses .. 18 (iv) Furniture .. .. 19 Section XIII.- —Maori Rehabilitation — (i) Administration .. .. 19 (ii) Progress of Demobilization .. 19 (iii) Employment .. .. 19 (iv) Farm Training and Settlement .. 19 (v) Housing .. .. .. .. 20 (vi) Addendum .. .. .. 20 Section XIV. —Summary .. .. 20 Section XV.—Appreciation .. .. 20 Appendix .. .. .. .. 21

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