TO TOUR IN N.Z.
10 Schoolboys From Britain (Special Crspdl. S.Z.P.A) LONDON, Aug. 12. Ten British schoolboys between the ages of 18 and 22. winners of the Duke of Edinburgh's gold award for initiative. are to spend two months touring New Zealand under the auspices of the Royal Overseas League. They come from various parts of the United Kingdom and leave by air on August 25. In New Zealand they will be looked after by the league’s branches and affiliations. The purpose of the visit is “to give the boys an opportunity of widening their experience in a Commonwealth country and at the same time to act as ambassadors of goodwill." A similar visit was paid to Britain by New Zealand schoolboys a few years ago.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29900, 14 August 1962, Page 3
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