REFUGEE SCHEME.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 151, 27 June 1940, Page 11

REFUGEE SCHEME.

DURATION OF WAR.

CHILDREN FROM BRITAIN.

ALLOCATION TO HOMES.

The scheme under which the New Zealand Government has agreed to find refu re f. » children to be evacuated from Great Britain for the duration of the war provides that only those between the ages of five and Iβ, who are unaccompanied by parents, shall be taken. An exception will be made in the case of a few war widows with children, and these widows will be required to accept suitable employment jtfei-ed in the Dominion.

As far as practicable, the children are to be maintained in private homes in preference to institutions. They will nut be sent to their future homes immed.ately on arrival/as it is proposed that while • y are accommodated together prospective foster-parents and <hildren will have the opportunity of -econung acquainted prior to allocations being made.

Arrangements for the reception of the i-bildren on arrival and the allocation to private homes will be made by the vJueation Department. The Dominion I«ae been divided into 2C zones with one .ocal body to act in cooperation with the rest of the area in regard to the ascertaining of names of people who are prepared to take children.

Intimation received by the Mayor, Sir hrnest Davis, states that it will not be necessary again to do the work in Auckland which resulted in an offer to ta*e a minimum of 500 children. People who have already registered in the city will not be required to do so again under the new form of application in respect to zonee. Zones in Area. Following are the /ones in the northern part of the North Island, with the responsible zone authority and the count ir* which are included in the zone:—Northland: Whangarei Borough Council responsible authority (and the counties of Whangarei, Hobson, Otamatea, Bay of Islands, Hokianga and Whangaroa). Auckland: Auckland City Council (and the metropolitan area, Waitemata, Manukau and Rodnev Counties and Waikehe leland). Waikato: Hamilton Borough Council (and Franklin, Raglan, Kawhia, Waikato, Waipa and Matamata Counties). Thames: Paeroa Borough Council (and Coromande.l, Thames, Hauraki Plains, Ohinemuri nnd Piako Counties). Rotorua: Rotorun Borough Council (and Rotorua and Taupo ' Counties). Bay of Plenty: Whakatane Borough CoiuHl (and Tan ranga, Whakatane and Opotiki Counties), King Country: Taumarunui Borough Council (and Otorohanga, Waitomo, Ohura, Taunmrunui, Kaitieke and Waimarino Counties).