VARIED PREPARATIONS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22318, 1 May 1947, Page 3

VARIED PREPARATIONS

WORLD SCOUT JAMBOREE Interesting data regarding the sixth world Scout jamboree, which is to be held in France this year, has been received in Gisborne and includes a .statement that in addition to the ROOD Scouts from the British Empire, representative contingent; of Scouts from 40 other countries will be present at the jamboree. The French Scout authorities who are responsible for the preparation of the camp, estimate that 42.00!) Scouts of difi ferent nations will group daily on the ! jamboree site, which is at ftJoisson, in | a bond of the Seine. 40 miles from i Paris. Three hundred buildings wU) ' shelter the services and utilities nccesI sar.v to the smooth running of the I camp) such as post clTiccs, banks, resj taurants. hospitals, food warehouses and j repair workshops. i Some idea of the work involved bc- ; fore the opening of the jamboree on * August 9 is gained by the fact that ! nine miles of roads will be needed in l and around the camp; there will be . Iff mile of footpaths, the laying of 2(1 , miles of water pipes will give (160.000 I gallons of water daily for all pur- ' poses. 2a miles of telephone and loudi sneaker lines will enable nil orders ] and news to be easily and quickly ! transmitted; the illumination of the j camp will need the setting up of 22 ! miles of main electric cables; I,'i miles | have been set aside for a car park, j Those are oo.lv some of the enormous : number .of dotal's which lvve bad to ; i-o ptiendc'-’ by the French Fronts, and i the tlmee Gisborne Fronts together w"!i I I So otws from New Zca'nnd a-e ce"er- { iv wait me for the day on which they will set sail for the jamboree.