Mr ARCHIBALD (Hindmarsh) (12:59 PM) . - The Government ought to reconsider this question, because if any class of men has been, neglected in regard to repatriation benefits it is those who have been engaged in the mercantile marine during the war, and without whose splendid services in mine sweeping and similar dangerous work it would have been impossible for us to win the war. The Government should- not have gone in for this class of legislation unless they were prepared to go to the fullest extent. . By not including any particular class of persons who rendered service during the war they are practically placing a stigma upon them. All those, who are entitled to express opinions on the war pay a tribute to the splendid work performed by the mercantile marine, but there the matter always ends. The mercantile marine can get a blessing and a vote of thanks, but nothing more. If there is anything calculated to make these men smart under a sense of injustice, it is neglect of that kind. I .hope that the Government will not be unmindful of the claims of these men. "We shall certainly go a step too far if we fail to extend the provisions of this Bill to this very deserving class of men, and so, in effect, attach a stigma to them.