GRANT FOR LONE SCOUTS
- ^ress Associaoion
By Telegrapic-
\\ ii.L,LllN0rTON, i- eu. 1U. An annual granL of £1UU0 is ta U made by the Govemment to the Bo\ Mcouts' Association to assist tlie asso ciation's Lone Scout movement, Loiu Seouts being those in distncts wuei..there is an msuiiieiont number to toru, a troop. The Actmg-lMinister of Pia ance ( Alr. Sullivanj stated that the Bo.> Scouts' Association had advised the Government that it was the associa tion's intention to extend the activitie of the Lone >S,cout movement so as 1 provide more facilities for Lone fScouts_ to enjoy Lhe aetivities o°f the associa" tion.
■ ' To do this," said ilr. Sulliva:!, "the association is jappointing a- fuli time commissioner who will have eliarge of a special department, and athe (iovernment is particularlv inb .'esf ed in this aetivity, it is providing iinancial assistance to the association t the extent of £1000 per annum so that the association will be able to tnake ae immediate start with the pro.ject, whicl. il is trnsted will add eonsiderably to tlie number of Sconts in New Zealand. ''
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Chronicle (Levin), 11 February 1947, Page 8
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180GRANT FOR LONE SCOUTS Chronicle (Levin), 11 February 1947, Page 8
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