WAR SCHOLARSHIPS.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14859, 5 September 1918, Page 7

WAR SCHOLARSHIPS.

[United Phess Association.]

WeHtngton, Sept. 3

A representative and: influential deputation waited on the Hon. W. £f.. Herries, Minister of Railways, and the Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald, Acting-Postmaster-fGeiieralj. in connection witii the prospects of raising £100,000 to found scholarships for children of Neu Zealand soldiers and sailors killed in tho war. _

The object of the. deputation was to inform the Ministers that funds had recently been inaugurated in Trentham Cams with the aim of providing scholarships for children of New Zealand soldiers and sailors who had made the supreme sacrifice. The Mayor, General Robin, Colonel Potter, and' Dr. Anderson (Director of Education) bad been appointed trustees of the fund. Substantial donations had been obtained towards a big art union, and application was then made to the Mimsiei of Internal Affairs for a permit, but as the scope of the movement had grown so much they thought of making it a Dominion fund; The Minister had asked the promoters to set up a .strong committee, to control the art union. .Tho Minister had given the necessary license to proceed with the art union. It was stated that it was proposed to send to each -district bayonet fighters and the Trentham Band, to let- the people see what is being done at Trwutuani in the w-ay■'of ■ training-soldiers. Free railway passes and postal facilities were asked for.

Messrs Mac Donald and Herries, in replying, .said tho matter would go before Cabinet, and would receive every possible consideration.