CHILDREN EVACUEES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 219, 30 September 1940, Page 8

CHILDREN EVACUEES

PROVISION FOR WELFARE REGULATION'S ISSUED Detailed provisions for the w T el-< fare of children arriving in New Zealand from Britain as a result of -the Avar are contained in regulations gazetted under the title. British Children Emergency Regula- 1 itons, 1940, These regulations, which it is understood are in line with measures adopted in other Dominions, provide that all children brought to New Zealand under an arrangement entered into with the British Government shall be deemed to be under the care of the superintendent of the Child Welfare Branch of the Education Department. It is felt they should be tinder the care of a competent 'authority and, as the functions of this branch cover the whole of child care placement and general upbringing it is regarded as a proper one for the taslc. The regulatimis set out clearly the position relating to eiats in New? Zealand, namely, that for the duration of the. war and fof any further period during which the children remain their custody, they will maintain them at their own expense, provide proper schooling, facilities for religious training and generally care for the children as if they were their own. It is indicated there wif-1 be no necessity for special formal agreements between the superintendent and foster-parents* It is intended that any visits made to fosterhomes by authorised persona shall be in the nature of friendly contacts with the sole object of helping the child and the foster-parents. Steps will be taken to keep the parents informed in Britain regarding the progress and general wcl- 1 fare of their children.