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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20481, 28 July 1936, Page 7

Speaking at the University of New Zealand dinner held recently in London, Dr A. E. Porritt. the senior of the six Rhodes Scholars present, referred to the lack of opportunity given to Rhodes Scholars who returned to the Dominion. He suggested that there should be some sort of bureau of relationship to ascertain what scholars were willing to return, and to cry to find some suitable employment for them. He had prepared a statement of cases of Rhodes Scholars who had returned willing to do anything, but who could not even get a job milking cows. He had sent the statement to a New Zealand newspaper, but unfortunately it had not been published. If New Zealand wished to benefit from the scholarship system, she must find something for the scholars to do. Dr Denham seconded what Mr Porritt had said. The quality of the students sent abroad was highly rated, he said, in university and other institutions he had visited. It was disturbing to find how many of these students New Zealand was permanently lasing. He had hopes that something would be done by the new Government to remedy the situation.