ENGLISH SCHOOLBOYS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17059, 14 June 1926, Page 2

ENGLISH SCHOOLBOYS.

SIXTY-SIX NEW ARRIVALS

CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHEME

The 'Empire settlement eeh«fße >fll r0 " djjjp«d bv the Church of CVwvil. -lias -cosyjwced, and tho:fir;;t patty of English pnbUc school Wys to be sent to New Zealand arrived in Auckland on Sunday. .Members of the executive committee in Auckland, the headquarters for New Zealand, hold out high riopos IV the success of the. movement, which is as yet in its infancy. 'l'lio COiputUteo consists of the Primate, Archbishop Avorill, chairman, Canon ('. 11. Grant -Goiren, the R«v.s. 0. 0. Cmickshaulc, ('. A. B. Watson, and R. Hobday, Major S. Harro-.vell. and Messrs. T. (irliHger, W. Hatty, W. M. Tlayner, ~T. T. Williams. F. Leonard, and A. 15. Stanley, secretary. The new arrivals range." in ape from fourteen to eighteen years, and all have been carefully selected for farm work. Positions have been found for the boys in various parts qi the Auckland provineo, from Opotiki in tlie south, to Matafcnho in Hie north. The boys ivcre selected from nil parts of England and Wales. The schemo. provides that a farmer undertakes to find employment, for a. boy for ft , period of two years, and to pay him according to his ability. Bub-eom-inittoes have been set up in Jfawke's

Bav and Welling""- B.nrl these will inquire l'cgijjarly into JJie progress of the boys. A grant has been agreed to by the Imperial Government to assist. Hip council in its work. The party was in charge of Mr. J. Forte-r on Uici voyage out, and he. will be ordained in the Imperial Goveraweni i oil in its work. 'l*l charge of Mr. J. Foil cut, and; hd will be Dominion. Tlie boys l will be sen atll regular intervals, ; are expected to arrive or September. sent, to New Zealand i, and a further 25