Jamboree Organisation Praised By Chief Scout

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29724, 18 January 1962, Page 14

Jamboree Organisation Praised By Chief Scout

The progress of the scouting movement in New Zealand was conaidered to be very satisfactory and from what fie had seen the boys were extremely fortunate in having such a wonderful country in which to pursue their scouting. said the Chief Scout (Sir Charles Maclean) in Christchurch last evening The Chief Scout said it was his impression that the boys enjoved their scouting very much. This indicated that the leadership within the movement was of a high e r libra.

The jamboree at Dunedin which was what had brought him to the Dominion, was a first-class affair. “It was extremely well organised by New Zealand and I am sure it was thoroughly appreciated by all who attended." said Sir Charles Maclean On the whole he considered that the entire scoutin"l movement was growing he said "When the former Chief Scout (Lord RowaL lan) was in the Dominion in 1952 he said that the strength of the movement was about five million Today I ’vouir say we have nine m’llion scouts, and nf these two million are in the Commonwealth.” he said Although the movement was growing 'here was still a demand for mors and more leaders If more were to come forward then more boys—end there was a waiting Hat just about everywhere—would be able to join scouting, said Sir Charles Maclean

As the twenty-seventh chief of the Clan Maclean said the Chief Scout, he had met about 20 Macleans in his travels in the Dominion "Tn fact the first person I spoke tt in the South Island—a 12-year-old boy—was a Maclean, and also a scout, so it was a sort of double welcome for

me and I was delighted,” he said Sir Charles Maclean is interested in breeding Highland cattle, and in 1947 he founded the Duart fold / ithough only a email farmer. he had 30 pedigree breeding cows. Sir Charles Maclean said that on his day off in New Zealand he intended to have a good look at “some of your excellent livestock.” Sir Charles Maclean was previously in New Zealand —but only in the North Island—as a boy on a schoolboys’ tour of the world On his way out to the Dominion he closed a jubilee jamboree in Hong Kong, and also the seventh world rover moot while in Australia In addition to his duties as Chief Sccut. he is also Lord Lieutenant of Argyll, s member of the Queen’s bodyguard for Scotland—the Roval Company of Archers—snd he is the vice-patron of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders' Association.