STRATHEONA HOSTEL

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23401, 7 August 1941, Page 10

STRATHEONA HOSTEL

Sir,—The Stratheona Board of Man-; agers much-, appreciate the kmaness and generosity of thoWaimatebranch of the New Zealand Farmers Union in sending forward a renut to the South Canterbury executive of the union;that a gift of money -or produce be made to the hostel. .. ~. In case,..however, our portion of tne newspaper report, of the mating may be misleading—i.e., that “the institution is having difficulty in ptecing the girls trained”—the board .desires to make it imOwn that such, is,far from being the case, 1 and-that no such':axmculty is being, or ’has ever been, experienced,. all its trainees having, gone , straight into employment upon: completion ,of .the course. ' ' ' . • We 1 tbink it, ri^t* ; tbat above explanation should be made as it is vf‘ - possible: that otherwise injury may be 'Mj? caused teethe institution, .which, in training Jgixls ;is thereby, fitting^.them national duty.—Yours. 'MCLEOD. ; - , V Secretary. Stratheona.. s. iml .. ■