THE DARTFORD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14358, 30 October 1908, Page 2

THE DARTFORD.

. • APPOINTMENT OF CADETS. r T ( he ship Dartfcrd, which came off tho o slip at Wellington yesterday, has just underi- gone mi extensive cleaning and painting;. o and is to ba further fitted out internally to n accommodate the first batch of cadets who i, enrolled under tho Union t'omo pany's system cf training for aspiring com. a niandsr.,. The Dart ford" is expected' to lie (1 ready for tlroir reception about throo weeks y hence, and tlio cadets will join tho ship at r Wellington. Amongst these so far selected il are :— o E. A. Peters,. Dunedin. v 0. S. Wilson, Diuisdin. e G. V. Jenkins, Green Island. t W. Whitelicld, Waikaka, Valley. South- \. land. o J. A. Bunlinj. St. Albans. A. ('!. M. Chrisiie, Ashburton. ,> C. Y. Carey. ('hrislehurch. •1 1!. H. Baig'cnl, Wellington. n N. I). Haraard, Auckland. a U. M. Wright, Auckland. r K .T.'M'C'lellan, Auckland. ii A. T. Adam, Lilydalc, Victoria. ; t The first year cadets will receive £3. the n second £6, the third £9, and the fourth il £12. The premium is £50. and all or porn lion of it will be forfeited if a cadet deserts ~ or fails to carry out the terms of his ini. tlentn,rc, or is withdrawn for insufficient rca- „ son. Tuition will be given in seamanship, '. navigation, sailmaking, wire-splicing, strop. r ping blocks, rowing, sailing, swimming, and a other physical exercises. i)uring the third ' s and fourth years of service attendance at „ ambulance classes while in port will be comu ptilsory. and it will be neccs-:ary to pass tlie ,j. examination roquirctl tiy the Beard of ~ Trade for masters and officers. During ih:> [". same years of service tuition may bo given n in mathematics, bookkeeping, _ and other ~ branches of commercial education. 0 Cadets will be berthed in bunks or ham--1 mocks, in compartments accommodating 0 from four to six boys, and rooms will be .. eel apart for study an<l recreation. Ten days a year will bo allowed for lioli- '" days when politic, a free saloon pass being I -riven lo home port. I'nifornis. to be sup- ' plied b; parents, must lu worn on board - as the regulations require, and when on J leave. The term of service is four years. ' (In completion 'cf her overhaul and ". filling up to conform with training- ship requirement*, (he Dartford proceeds to KaiI'.ara to load a cargo of timber-for Melbourne, and will subsequently be drained in trading between the Dominion and Commcnwridth ports, and later on she may visit ' more distant ports when opportunity offers.