PLENTY OF PLUCK.
PUBLIC SCHOOL BOY FARMER. A striking example of grit and selfsecrifice on the part of a public school boy, who came to New Zealanct .some two years ago, recently came under the notice of a representative of the Jvmg Country Chronicle.” Owing to the war, his father fell on evil days in England, His college career was cut short, and he came to New Zealand to. learn farming. He was willing, intelligent, and put lus whole soul into his work,, and out of Ins small salary managed to send his people a substantial sum in the first 18 months. Me eventually obtained a situation on a, large sheep, run in the King Count y, it being one of his ambitions to learn all about this; branch of farming. Conditions with his people at Home became worse, and lie sacrificed his ambition and took a situation on a dairy fai n in the Waikato, where the-wages) ue e huffier, his sole- object being to help his people still further. Hie young man is now working 16 hours a day, and sacrificing his prospects for tlie U ][f new Zealand can obtain a few hundred young men of this stamp from Britain they are going to be one of the country’s most valuable assets..
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 76, 10 January 1928, Page 6
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