LONE CANDIDATE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 282, 29 November 1938, Page 11

LONE CANDIDATE.

-OR MINING SCHOLARSHIP.

THAMES COUNCIL SURPRISED.

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.)

THAMES, this day.

"It i« astonishing to think that there i not much competition for the mining icliolnrehip," said the president of the riinnii'H School of Mines Council, Mr. i'. S. Donovan, at a council meeting last niuht, when the school director, Mr. H. i inwford, reported that only one caniliiliite had sat for the scholarship this on r.

Mr. Crawford pointed out that the Hrliolarship was worth £50, plus cJase iocs, which was equal, he said, to £100 [>er annum.

"It is a pity there Iβ not greater <|p\elopment in the mining industry. « hereby successful certificated men • oiild be absorbed," aaid Mr. J. W. Dnnby, who commented that there did not appear to be many openings in New Zealand for fully-qualified men. It was decided to make known the ml vantage* of the scholarship classes iiwiilable at the Thames School of Mines to high school* in the neighbourhood, with a view to interesting any pupils w lio might be keen to take advantage of them.