BRITISH CHILDREN
ARRIVAL AT AUCKLAND TO STAY WITH RELATIVES (Per United Press Association) AUCKLAND, Sept. 25. Accompanied by their mothers or escorts to join relatives in New Zealand, a number of English children are in Auckland. There are several infants, and the ages of the others range to 16 years. The visitors have been met bv representatives of the Government and the British Children Placement Committee. None of the children have come to New Zealand under the placement scheme which has been prepared by the authorities and in connection with which a large number of homes have been offered. One boy. aged seven, when asked how he thought he would like New Zealand, blandly replied: “ Oh! I know New Zealand: I have been here two times before.”
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19400926.2.46
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 24413, 26 September 1940, Page 6
Word Count
127BRITISH CHILDREN Otago Daily Times, Issue 24413, 26 September 1940, Page 6
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in