YOUNG MIGRANTS.

Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18166, 3 November 1930, Page 14

YOUNG MIGRANTS.

VERY FEW FAILURES. j « CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHEME. Of 434 boys and young men brought from England to New Zealand under nomination by the Church of England Immigration Committee, only 16 have returned to Great Britain, and of these only four were sent back as undesirable or unsuitable. The annual report of the committee up to July 31 last states that 79 boys arrived last year, while further parties are expected before the end of this year. In all cases approved situations are arranged before the boys leave England. “We now have steady inquiries from farmers over a large part of the North Island and portions of the South Island for lads, with or without experience,” states the report of the committee. “A number of transfers have been made during the year. In some cases changes have been made without our consent, having first been obtained; the fault being sometimes on the part of the lad and sometimes on ; the part of the employers, but we ; have, in most cases, regained touch j with the lads without delay. In a few ; cases we have temporarily lost touch j with some of the lads who should still \ be directly under our care, but we hope to regain touch with them in the near future. Sixteen Return to England.

“Up to July 31, 434 lads have come out under our nomination. At present 347 are still working on farms, 2 are at agricultural colleges, 3 are sharemilking, 2 are with the Public Works Department and Railway Department, 7 are in clerical and other work, 3 have joined their parents here, 1 is in the Borstal Institute, 2 have died, 1 is in the Police Force in Samoa, 1 is in Australia, 1 is in America with his father, and 16 have returned to England. The 48 lads about whom we have no recent information include those who made their own arrangements at the expiration of their two years’ undertaking. One lad is married and is working on a farm. Of the 16 lads who have returned to England we have sent back four as undesirable or unsuitable. The others have returned at the request of their parents or have found that they did not care for the life out here.” “The development of a scheme of settlement on farms for immigrant lads has been given some attention during the year, but so far no real progress has been achieved,” the report states. “A conference has been arranged through our committee of representatives of the Salvation Army, Flock House organisation, Public School Old Boys of Great Britain Association and our own committee, and it is hoped we may be able to make some advance in dealing with this question.” /