BOYS FROM ENGLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19563, 16 February 1927, Page 11

BOYS FROM ENGLAND.

WORK AT RUAKURA FARM. PROGRESS IN TRAINING. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWS CORKTfTOSOEST. ] Hamilton'. Tuesday. j The 12 English public school hoys, who arrived in Auckland tbrws weeks ago bv the lonic to take a course of training at the Uuakura- experimental.. farm of in* «traction, 'antler __ the British Empire • Exhibition Fellowship* are; bow comfortably ' settled in their new quarters. Thry came from all parts ,of England, and j were selected by a London committee of '" | the fellowship on account of their good ! conduct and scholar*!np, to benefit tinder ] the conditions of the fellowship Acting in en-operation with the Mew | Zealand Government, tit® committee | selected the boya, had them medically j examined, paid their passage# to New , r Zealand, and entered* them for one year's j training at the Haakora farm. Each of j the boys - snd*Btt.wk to stay -to New Zealand for five years. I With the exception of two mm of th« \ boys had bad prrvkna farming expttn- | «nk They we; however, highly . -1 gpat and qtsick to learn, and their as»~ " ] tens, prase their. conduct *od the i»* ' I teUigent interest they take' •J» their. 5 1 work. j The boy* do not lack' confidence. One bf. » ,«wk sit 'the Ipigr section, said that'he sow" knew everyI thing, aboat pig#,: «ukl,th*t tiittff: PM. not | a qaeatxi a';tK K;a| the® that h®. timid ,j'tKit jffls'wer. TU hoy*' '•fe#' fIS to 13 years. . ; y