SCHOOL CADET CAMPS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 418, 29 January 1909, Page 7

SCHOOL CADET CAMPS.

;: GOVERNSIENT GRANT^CCiNSiDERED--^ ;■;'•.:;; ;■;;,: ■- i, In the opinionof the membersof. the Welit posts'-'.'corisidor-■:ably- mOre>thaii ,Bs. 6d,. to-'keep : ' a. sohool cadet in'camp:; for a period: of six.;days. J -r'At' its "meeting';!-: ye,st*rd»y, : corisideratipn' •' was; .the' board to;-certain '. conditions lunder-'wluoh , the•Goyernment ,, was: prepared ;to assist''jir'the-.carrying 'out of cadet- <;am'ps. iThe/'ooriditidns s¥t'forth'.that tho Gbyerriment. {would'concede railway .fares,up to.a distance ;0f,;20- mile's, and - grant: an; aUowarice ..of 3s;-. 6d; per:capita for sjx days provided.-"that"- lib't loss;.than' 200' cadets went, into canipi .or| .in '.thxj case of a , ;battalion liaving a roll strength' .under;2ooi. a'minimum. bf 160y.camp equip-i' . ment," as 'far .as possible,; woula. bo ; BUppiiea/, all .'damage' to such.equipment"to, be made good; a , staff-instrucjx>r would ,boj supplied by. the '.Defence , Department y and' every ■proposal , tb-;hold a camp is.;to, bo.submiti^i,.to.;-tW: Minister for approval.; ':,-.'..''.- :, :■; ■■■ -; ; . -,\ 1. :/ ..Captain M'Donald'.was. ratlier disappointed with the; terms .offered by tho Goverriinent'. ,, Forfnerly 'thoy'hada grant' of 35.: per oapitn,; for seven days;, now- they were to/receive 3s. -6d.i.for six days.' 'He remembered 'that, at the last' , cadet .camp ..at -.' Johiißonyille,- ■ tho parents /tiatl had' to .find an' additional. 4s;. each,'.; in Order to, ■ idake', up the" defieipnny';■■ He : thought : that :ls:i'rwr 'head 'per da,* would ijust;■.■'cover:;the'expenses. , .The.matter Should ~be -Tcferred ! back to. the.'.' :Government;,.'or ■added-.to the.list.of Subjects to';be brought: undflrtbe attention of tbe Minister for ; Edu.catioii'by'.theclerjntation they had just/-ip-■pbintbd to interview him.. ■■: ■■■■..'" V. : .;: ■;.'Mr. .Kebboll seoonded the motion. . It was the leist'the Government could do, he argUßd|tO:SupDort:tbes'; camps ori: the basis suggested by Captain M'Donald. ,It ,l.ad iboen found; that there; wns oonsiderablo'wear .'and tear; on' the clothes of .the'cadets,-;and. it ■was not-right to expect th<3 ; parents, toassist to .finance \these ; camps.-, ■:-.■';■. , .■/•-;.: : i 'The, motion was carried. ',-..■■;',. .■"'.' ■;■;•■