BARNARDO HOMES.
OFFICIAL IN NEW ZEALAND,
IMMIGRATION PROSPECTS.
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Mr. Percy Roberts, cliief immigration officer for the Barnardo Homes, arrived by the Maungarrui from Sydney. When interviewed he said hie reason for visiting the Commonwealth was to see how the boys who had been sent out in the past were faring. .Altogether LiOO boys and girls had settled in Australia since 1921, and his investigations showed that they had done remarkably well. During the last 45 years 30,000 had gone to Canada. Since immigration ceased, however, the institution had been forced to find situations in England for its charges. The placing of boys and girls, he said, was a serious problem and many had found places in the Royal Navy and Merchant service. Those who had been sent to Empire countries were of the finest type. There was a sprinkling in New Zealand, but no special effort had been made to place them here. Since the homes were established between 70 and 80 years ago 115,000 boyti and girls had been received into them, and at present the admissions were on an average live every day.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 159, 8 July 1935, Page 3
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