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1943 NEW ZEALAND

REHABILITATION BOARD (REPORT UP TO 31st MARCH, 1943)

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 17 (2) of the Rehabilitation Act, 1941

Wellington, 17th May, 1943. Sir, — In terms of the Rehabilitation Act, 1941, which, among other things, provides that as soon as practicable after April in cach year the Rehabilitation Board shall report to you oil its operations during the twelve months ended 31st March of that year, we now present hereunder the first annual report of the Rehabilitation Board. The report has not been confined to the operations of the Board during the twelve months ended 31st March, 1943, but has dealt with all steps taken by the Board in co-operation with various Departments and organizations since the inception of the Board in February of .1942. The activities of various co-operating Government Departments, other than those of the Rehabilitation Division of the National Service Department, are dealt with in the annual reports of the Departments concerned, and are treated generally in this report only to the extent that they have been inspired by and executed on. behalf of the Rehabilitation Board. In the case of the Rehabilitation Division of the National Service Department, which functions under the direct authority of the Rehabilitation Board, no report separate from this one will be presented. We have, &c., M. Moohan, Chairman. B. C. Ashwin C. W. Batten E. L. Cullen, M.P. i>Members. S. W. Gaspar | H. Tai Mitchell J The Hon. R. Semple, Minister of Rehabilitation, Wellington.

CONTENTS

I Section Page (1) The Rehabilitation Act, 1.941 .. .. 2 (2) The Rehabilitation Board and the Rehabilitation Council .. .. .. 2 (3) Post-war Reconstruction .. .. 3 (4) Administration — (i) Departmental Administration . . .. 4 (ii) Rehabilitation Committees . . .. 5 (5) Demobilization — (i) Facilities and Procedure .. .. 5 (ii) Rehabilitation Service Liaison .. . . 6 (iii) Progress of Demobilization .. .. 6 (iv) Analysis of Causes of Demobilization .. 7 (G) The Rehabilitation Service .. .. 7 (7) Treatment .. .. . • .. 8 (8) Pensions and Rehabilitation Allowances .. 9 (9) Employment— (i) Provision of .. .. .. •. 9 (ii) Training for .. .. .. .. 10

Section Pago (10) Education .. .. .. ..11 (11) Financial Assistance— (i) Rehabilitation Loans .. .. .. 12 (ii) Rehabilitation Grants .. .. 12 (12) Land-settlement and Farm Training— (i) Settlement .. .. .. ..13 (ii) Farm Training .. .. 14 (13) Housino — (i) State Rental Dwellings .. .. 15 (ii) Erection of Dwellings .. ..15 (iii) Furniture .. .. •• ..15 (14) The Disabled Ex-serviceman .. .. 15 (15) Tiie Maori Ex-serviceman .. .. 17 (16) Appreciation .. .. .. ..18 Appendix Tables Ito X .. • • • • .. 19