BOYS FOR NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15521, 31 January 1914, Page 10

BOYS FOR NEW ZEALAND

i ' BIG SCHEME MOOTED, OTAGO TRAINING "sTATii-'i '.<■% -'."'•■. **bßlii| SELECTIONS IN BBIIAIH fj MR. SEDGWICK IN CHABQ & 1 — ■ I [BY TELEQEAPH.-PEESS * % Wellington rid \ While in Otago this week, M- * „ '' Sedgwick (the author of the'sir - 1 scheme of boy immigration) cdmS--arrangements under which tjir ■ selected English lads will 4*£ 6l adequate training in all farming a*-* " f tions on the estate of Mr. P. B. &»&jjsV '•'' situated near Lake Wanaka. & p?' > wick is to leave New Zealand t»i>on his way to England to arian«-*r """ the migration of the first party offo The scheme gives promise of becon?'' -' a very big one, as it is understood «T 3 Mr. Sargood is prepared to tocmm* a-constant succession of lads on. hia „ perty. Recently he visited England £ was so impressed with the wretdttdSS of the living conditions of the poor ©tf * large cities that he determined to'U some at least of the boys to maks a/s&l in a new land. He is even ' to boys the amount of their passage m<&!" \ to the Dominion. °"v - 7 l\ Mr. Sedgwick has been autk^V''i select suitable boys from the large jjjC of Great Britain, and send them '<&& to New Zealand. At first only a/.fe? •" will be despatched, but later on the V* | ber will be considerably increased.' | hours of labour will be from 45 -toft. 1 per week, and their minimum < wag* j. '"' \ begin with will- bo 7s 6d weekly;;Efljgp thing will be found for them in the& f of housing, clothing, etc. Thesefiaa 1 will also include a proper system & • I banking the boys' wages, . a X ; - An important feature of the schema I that lads will be free agerts all the t»&! There is to be no question of appr-v ticeship, and they need only : remain i(a I the estate just as long as they -fed ta'-jj posed to do so. ' A year's training ijt|pii pected to fit lads to take up regular en. h ployment elsewhere. It is intended 1 Select the most efficient workers to remiss ► on the- farm and assist in the trainee oi J succeeding, drafts. . i,*, |