GIRLS' FLOCK HOUSE

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 137, 6 December 1930, Page 10

GIRLS' FLOCK HOUSE

(By Telegraph.)

NO MORE CANDIDATE'S

NEW SERVICE SUGGEST/Eb

(Special to "The Evening P«;t.")

PALMEBSTON N., This Day. Girls' Flock House, one of the most beautiful homesteads in the Mainawatu, has now ceased to function, : for the work for which it was acquired—that of training the daughters of British seamen who served in the Gueat War —for the simple reason that tb c supply of daughters has been exhausted. The Women's Division of the Farmers' Union, however, does not see why Flock House should not continue to function as a training home for New. Zealand girls, and while the Minister of Education was in Palmerston North yesterday he was waited on by a deputation representing the W.DJQYU., who put before him a suggestionl, that the Government should take over the homestead for tho purpose outlinied. The meeting took place at Flock House office. With the Minister wore Mr. T. K. Lees and Mr. J. Linklater, M.P., representing the . tnustees of Flock House. : The deputation, which was introduced by Mr. J. A. Nash, M.E., consisted of Mrs. C. C. Jackson, Domdnion vicepresident (Mastcrton), Mns. Simpson, Dominion treasurer (Marton), Mrs. Lilburn, and Miss Jordan (Wa'nganui). Mr. Nash stressed the fact that the usefulness of Flock House, was disappearing, owing to the supjply of girls at Home being exhausted. The Division wanted to know if it be possible for the Government to acquire Mock House and for it U) be used as a training ground for New Zeaalnd girls to fit them as helps, for country women. Mrs. Jackson explained, that the division had presumed to wait on the Minister because they hjid been more or less in touch with the 'boys and girls of Flock House for the J ast five years, looking after them in ina.ny ways when placed in situations. The division prayed that the Governnhent would give the suggestion every consideration, and stressed the point that British girls would also be able to finid training, and Flock House would not, altogether lose its identity. / , The Minister was nnost sympathetic regarding the proposal, and promised that tho matter would .receive his careful attention and every consideration. He would like to meeifc the delegation again if they could bring forward further suggestions.