AN IMMIGRATION SCHEME.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10660, 31 May 1913, Page 5

AN IMMIGRATION SCHEME.

* BOY SCOUTS. Per Press Association. Christchurch, May HO. At the Korth Canterbury Farmers’ Union conference Col. Cosgrove, j Y, D., the Dominion’s Chief Scout, waited on the confer v' ■» ' ith _ a proposal, previously adm ' .0 tne executive, regarding the 1 moor cation of .suitable, boys from the. Lm Jcoul-s organisation at Home, Tiio ;Oolon3l said it would only cost about £1.4 to bring each tfoout cut, and they could guarantee that the boys were healtny. honer-'t. and well*ferained in manliness and usafulness. Eg hoped the mom hers or tho confcrenco would be able to give him all the information required m connection with tho mutter, and Ira could forward It Home to the Cruet Scout organisation in England. Capt. J. A. H. Marebel, Chief Sea S«ont, supported, an * commended the matter to the earnest; consul ©ration of the conference. In reply to a question. Co! Cosgrove said it -■vas posiiiolo liar>ou-.iO 1 c> the I boys would have had a certain training in country ilife. but probably most would be town boys. He had got a very non-committal reply from the Minister of Immigration la reply to a request for assistance ‘.in j the matter when he had written to him. Mr Lead ley said there was not only a demand for boys of a good stamp, but these boys would have good prospects. He wanted to know if Col. Cosgrove hod pub hiumeh. m communication with Dr. IS * iCk, who had successfully impo T » O', % Personally, he would n ■ ’ " y much about tho boys’ training so much us their physique and character. He hao loe.ue. men. rrom Home had much to unlearn, Ho was sura tho scheme wound have too hearty encouragement of t":-y whole of the Farmers’ Union, which was a great and powerful orgaui: .d lon. Mr Evans said “tie was sure that at least thirty hoys could bs plac.d m excellent situations practically at' once if they wets available. On tho motion of !«!«• Lsadloy, Jt | was decided to elect'd* special _comniittco to work with the i:;oy riconc organisation in Ncw Zealand and endeavour to fcrmulato a workable .scheme. ■