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The New Zealand Society of Accountants has undertaken to supply free clerical training, including book-keeping and general office practice, to partially disabled soldiers accredited by the Department. A special land-settlement scheme has been formulated for the benefit of discharged soldiers, and is being administered by the Lands Department. Arrangements have also been made with technical schools to teach men new trades where they have been rendered incapable of following their former occupations. Provision has been made with the Agricultural Department for the training of soldiers in general farming, dairying, fruit-farming, poultry-raising, bee-culture, market-gardening, &c. Any returned soldier who desires further information regarding any of the foregoing matters should write at once to the Information Department for the fuller particulars desired. All communications from or on behalf of soldiers should be addressed to — The Officer in Charge, Discharged Soldiers' Information Department, Aitken Street, Wellington, and the regimental number should always be given as well as the soldier's name and address. N.B. -If the soldier desires the Department's assistance in obtaining work, he will please (ill up and return through the post the annexed application form, when the matter will receive immediate attention and the Department will do its best to find him suitable employment. [On tho back of this notice will be printed the list of local committees appearing in Appendix IV.] The following is tho application form referred to in the note at the foot of the foregoing "Notices to Returned Soldiers." Discharged Soldiers' Information Department. APPLICATION TO BE PILLED UP BY RETURNED SOLDIER DESIRING THE DEPARTMENT'S ASSISTANCE [N OBTAINING employment. Name in full .' Reg. No. Address : Rank : Married or single [Fill in " M " or " S "] : Number of children (if any) : Cause of return [Strike oat lines which do not apply]: (a.) Wounded [State nature of wounds] : (b.) Invalided [State nature of illness] : (<■.) Disbandment of Forces on termination of war. What occupation did you follow prior to enlistment ? What, employment do you now desire ? And where ? Name, occupation, and address of previous employer : Is there any reason why you should not resume work with your old employer ? [Signature] [Date.] (Tear this off and fold and post it as shown on other side. On the other side will appear the name and address of the Department.) APPENDIX VI (b.) Discharged Soldiers' Information Department, Head Office, Aitken Street, Wellington, , 191 . To . . Employment for Returned Soldiers. Sir, - As I have not heard from you in connection with the communication explaining the objects of this Department which was handed to you at the time of your return to New Zealand, it, is assumed that you do not desire the assistance of this Department in obtaining employment. If, therefore, 1 do not hear from you to the contrary during the course of the next fortnight I shall remove your name from the Department's list. If, on the other hand, you require the Department's services, kindly fill up and return the enclosed applicat'on form. In any case, should you at some later date desire the Department's assistance in obtainirg employment, and will communicate with me to that effect, the matter will receive my immediate and best attention. I am, &c, Officer in Charge.