FLOCK HOUSE GIFT

Taranaki Daily News, 18 July 1933, Page 9

FLOCK HOUSE GIFT

GESTURE BY BRITISH YOUTH. TRAINING OF EIGHT BOYS. /The English, Scotch and Irish boys and girls, sons and daughters of British seamen who lost their lives or were incapacitated during the war, gnd who received their initial training at Flock House and are now settled' throughout New Zealand, some of them on farms of their own, have expressed their desire to return to the sons of New Zealand soldiers some portion of the benefits they have themselves received. Writing to the trustees, the boys and girls say: “We appreciate greatly in our hearts all that has been done for us at Flock House and since, through the gift of the sheep-owners of this country, and to show our gratitude wish to do our bit to extend the benefits and happiness of tfi e training at Flock House to the sons of those gallant New Zealanders who went so far and gave their all so willingly for their and our country.

A subscription list circulated among these old overseas Flock House boys and girls has met an excellent response, and they intend to provide the money among themselves for the outfit and training at Flock House of at least eight sons of New Zealand returned soldiers during the current year.

The gift is most opportune, as the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association is, owing to the troublous tunes, having great difficulty in finding the finance required for sons of their members who wish to be trained for a farming career at Flock House. ,