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A bill was introduced in the summer of 1917 in the House of Commons by the Minister of the Interior "To Assist Returned Soldiers in Settling Upon the Land and to Increase Agricultural Production." The bill proposes a Soldiers' Settlement Board to consist of three commissioners. The Minister of the Interior, at the request of the board, may reserve dominion lands for the purposes of the act, but all such reservations lapse three years after the close of the present war.

In the summer of 1917, a bill was introduced in the House of Commons by the Minister of Home Affairs to "assist the resettlement of retired soldiers and increase agricultural production." The bill proposed a Soldier Resettlement Bureau with three commissioners. At the request of the Bureau, the Secretary of the Interior may reserve dominion land for operations, but all such reservations expire three years after the end of the current war.

The Ministry may grant to any settler recommended by the board a free entry for not more than 100 acres of such lands, subject to such conditions as in the opinion of the governor in council are necessary to secure the use of the land for the purposes for which it is granted. The board may loan a settler not more than $2500 for the clearing of land for agricultural purposes, the improvement of agricultural land, the erection of farm buildings, the purchase of stock, machinery and equipment, and such purposes as the board may approve. Before making loans the board must be satisfied that the value of the security offered is sufficient to justify the loan, the value to be estimated on the basis of the agricultural productivity of the land and the commercial value of any other security given; also that the applicant has the ability to make from the land a fair living for him-self and his family, after paying the interest and amortization charges and other payments due. All loans must be expended under the supervision of the board. Loans upon dominion lands constitute a first charge upon the lands, and loans upon other lands must be secured by first mortgages, the interest being 5 percent in each case. Payments of principal and interest are to be made in equal annual installments extending over a period of not more than twenty years, but the settler may at any time pay the whole or any part of the money borrowed with interest. The board may defer the payment of the whole

or part of the first two installments. In the case of dominion lands, patents are not to be issued until the loan and all interest due have been paid in full. The bill also provides that the board may with the approval of the governor in council make provision for the placing of returned soldiers with farmers in order that they may be instructed in farming, for agricultural training stations for returned soldiers, for farm instructors and inspectors to assist settlers with information and instructions in farming, as well as for training in domestic and house-hold science for settlers' wives and female dependents.

The Ministry of Home Affairs may grant free access to any settler recommended by the Authority to not more than 100 acres of such land, subject to such conditions, in the opinion of the Commissioner of Parliament, There must be assurance that the land will be used for the purpose for which it was granted. The Bureau may loan to a settler an amount not exceeding $2,500 for the purpose of clearing land for agricultural purposes and for the improvement of agricultural land, the erection of farm buildings and for storage, machinery and equipment, or for such purposes as may be approved by the Bureau. Before a loan can be made, the Bureau's requirements must be met that the value of the security provided is sufficient to justify the loan, that the value is reasonable as estimated on the basis that the land can be produced profitably for agriculture, and that any other security provided is of reasonable commercial value. . Moreover, it must be satisfied that the applicant is able to earn a decent living from the land for himself and his family after paying interest and installments, as well as other required payments. All loans must be spent under the supervision of the Bureau. The loan on autonomous land constitutes the first debit of the land, and the loan on other land must be secured by a first mortgage, with interest in each case being 5%. Payments of principal and interest will be made in equal annual amortizations over a period of no more than 20 years, but the settler may pay all or any part of the money borrowed with interest at any time. The Bureau may defer all or part of the first two years of amortization. In the case of autonomous land, the grant cannot be issued unless all loans and interest due have been paid in full. The bill also provides that the Bureau may, with the approval of the Governor of Parliament, provide farmers for the settlement of retired soldiers so that they may be instructed in farming at agricultural training stations for retired soldiers and farm instructors and inspectors to provide guidance to settlers in assistance with information and farming instructions, while allowing settlers' wives and female dependents to be trained in domestic and domestic disciplines.