FUTURE IN DOUBT

Taranaki Daily News, 6 October 1931, Page 11

FUTURE IN DOUBT

SCHEMES FOR FLOCK HOUSE. RESTRICTION OF TRAINING. Tho training of tho final draft of boys brought out under the New Zealand Sheepowners’ Acknowledgment of Debt to British Seamen Fund has commenced at Flock House. At tho present time three New Zealand boys who come within the scope of tiro, fund are being trained at tho institutiton. Tho future of Flock House is in doubt, though many schemes for its use have been advanced. It is understood, however, that there are pending possibilities, the nature of which has not been disclosed. Tho future, no doubt, will be discussed and decided upon at. tho annual meeting of the trustees of the fund. j • + Tho provisions of tho fund restrict the training at Flock House to the sons and daughters of British seamen, and tho trustees have been obliged to adhere to these restrictions. No scheme has been evolved whereby tho , existing buildings can be satisfactorily used. The Education Department, it is understood, was offered the use of the pioperty for the training of New Zealand boys, but was unable to finance the scheme. , , , Girls’ Flock House at Awapunl has been closed now for over three months, and during this tlmo has been empty» Its future also has not yet been decided. Tho property of Boys’ Flock House at Bulls consists of 8000 acres of freehold farm land, the Girls’ Flock House 28J acres of freehold.