Lone Scouts
At the. annual conference of South
Island scoutcrs in Dunedin, the Dominion Chief Commissioner,, Mr Hector Christie, made spccial mention of the valuable work of the lone scout department. This wotfls, he said, was a marvellous boon to boys in remote districts, lighthouses and similar places. Through scouting, these boys could be given training which would be a great asset to them in facing the period of postwar reconstruction. Mr Christie also emphasised the importance of the work of the handicapped scouts department, which had established in most large hospitals:, and gave great assistance in training the character of boys physically disabled.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 89, 13 July 1943, Page 8
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