Duke Meets Boys At Anakiwa

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30056, 14 February 1963, Page 14

Duke Meets Boys At Anakiwa

(New Zealand Press Association)

ANAKIWA, February 13.

“An Outward Bound course is like bashing your head against a brick wall—it is good when it is over,” the Duke of Edinburgh today told boys on a course at the Cobham Outward Bound School at Anakiwa.

“There is no doubt about it—a course is marvellous when you have been through it,” he said.

Commenting on the profits of Lord Cobham’s book of speeches, which are used to help maintain the school, the Duke said: “If I published a book of speeches, they would not endow a chicken coop.”

An hour before the Duke’s arrival the 48 boys in the fourth intake at the school were cleaning up the grounds and buildings. A long line of swimming trunks and towels hung on a fence line. Mr Hamish Thomas, warden of the school, said the boys had arrived at the school for the 23-day course only five days ago. Yachts and launches from all corners of the sound gathered near the jetty waiting for the Duke’s amphibian to land and the foreshore in front of the school was dotted with cars and people. The amphibian touched down on Grove atm. in front of the school, at 11.55 azn. and the Duke was welcomed by Mr O. S. Hintz, vicepresident of tihe Outward Bound Trust of New Zealand, and Mr Thomas.

The pilot of the aircraft, Captain F. P. Ladd, brought the plane up on to a grassy beach near the school. The Duke watched the boys in canoes and whaleboats and chatted with their instructor, Major A. J. Hayter. Later at the civic welcome at Pollard Park, Blenheim, the Queen said that Outward Bound helped young men “discover the stuff they are made of.” Its establishment in New Zealand would provide a challenging experience. It would encourage the development of the essential qualities of responsibility and initiative. She said a stimulus to the confidence of young men at a formative period in their lives would help them in their work and start them on the right road to responsible citizenship.

Swaziland Future.—Constitutional talks on the future of the British-administered territory of Swaziland, in southern Africa, ended last night.—London, February 13.

Call For Pilot When she arrives ait Port Chalmers the Royal yacht will use a New Zealand pilot. Commonwealth warships are free of the legal responsibility for taking on a pilot and as a commissioned ship of the Royal Navy the Britannia shares this freedom. When the visit was planned it was decided that the yacht’s own officers would bring her into harbour at Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Nelson and Picton, although a pilot would be used in the Royal barge at Nelson.

Pilots were, however, asked for at Mt. Maunganui and Port Chalmers.

Duke’s Preference

A 41b parcel of cottage cheese was flown from Auckland to Tauranga for the Duke of Edinburgh at the week-end. The Duke earlier had shown great interest in some cheese in a display of products at Penrose. He asked his guide at the time about the cheese and a sample, made by the Auckland Milk Treatment Corporation was flown to the Britannia in a Grumman W'idgeon amphibian aircraft.

Aucklanders who saw a photograph showing the loading of the cheese complained they could not buy the cheese which was first made from surplus milk and cream about 18 months ago, and has since been sent to England, the Continent, the United States, and other parts of New Zealand.

Now Aucklanders who fancy the cheese can have it delivered at the door by leaving a note for their milk vendor, provided that he gets supplies from the corporation.