Cadetships Available For Boys Keen On Horticulture
Several bursaries for competition among Bay of Plenty boys of 17 to 19 years of age who are interested in careers as Horticultural or Apiary Instructors are offered by the New Zealand Department of Agriculture. Successful applicants will be appointed as Horticultural Cadets and will undergo a six-year training course which' includes full-time university study for science or horticultural degrees and several years’ training in the field. Bursaries while cadets are at university are worth £7O a year by way of allowance, plus £4O a year lodging allowance if a /boy has to live away from home. They include also provision for payment of university tuition fees and the cost of standard text books.
Any boy who h#s the university entrance qualification or expects to have it this year may apply. The bursaries will be advertised in Sep - tember, the closing date for applications being October 16, 1950. Further details may be obtained from the Department of Agriculture.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 78, 4 August 1950, Page 5
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