A NEW POLICY

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 3, 3 July 1926, Page 19

A NEW POLICY

ANNOUNCED BY FLOCK-HOUSE TRUSTEES.

An important announcement in connection with the future policy of the Flock House trustees was made at the annual reunion of trainees on Wednesday evening by the Hon. E. Newman, chairman of the Trustees of the Sheep Owners' Acknowledgment of Debt; to British Seamen Fund, says the Manawatu," Times."

I) the natural order of events, in six or sev i years' time there cannot be any more sons or daughters of seamen killed or wounded in the Great War who can be. brought out under the Flock House scheme. Consequently in 1932 the trustees will have to look in other directions to expend their funds. The one. and whole aim of the trustees is that every'lad shall have his chance,to become a good, loyal, and trustworthy citizen of the Empire, and successful in the walk of life which he has chosen.1 At their last meeting they affirmed that future financial assistance towards making a start on their own account will he given to all Flock House boys and girls who have shown themselves worthy of such assistance during their training at Flo-" House, during their term of apprenticeship, and . during their subsequent employment, and providing that they have proved themselves to be trustworthy, thrifty, competent, and fit to start on their own -account.

The assistance to bis given wjll be solely at the discretion of the trustees and in accordance with the funds available, and will be determined according to the merits of each and in proportion to his or her own ' thfirt and personal efforts to succeed.