SEDGWICK BOYS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2549, 25 August 1915, Page 8

SEDGWICK BOYS

. FOR THE FRONT. The ~ following is a copy of a letter •written by Mr. Thomas Sedgwick to tli© boys whom he lias been instrumental in placing on tlio land, and incidentally calling attention to the fact that the services of the boys sent from the Home cities to the colonies are not lost to tho Empire. • Tho letter reads ns.follows: — '•'Dear Comrades of the Old Brigade, —Eacli year you add more laurels to your wreaths. People said that boys going to New Zealand wero lost to the defences of tho Empire. You. have 'shown • that Imperial defence is irnpnjved and increased by migration. ■ I have already heard that tho following of the original lifty liavo volunteered:— "Collins, Conn, Comer, Gattrell, Moir, Morrissy, Page, \and Sellars, of London, and Griffiths, James, Ivnowles, Marshall, Miller, Pritchard, Bumsby, Thomas, W'estliead, and .Wilson, of Liverpool. . "I have only heard" of 6even of the others lately, and they are keeping tho food supply and work going, and at all events in "some cases, could not be spared, and of the other half the report will be doubtless equally good, but eighteen in the forces to soveir outside is excellent, especially when we consider how much.'finer, fighting material the avorago Now Zealanders are to the British from Homo, especially in weight. "Some boys only write home at long intervals because, there is' 110 fresh news, or perhaps sometimes bccause they got a bit slack at writing. The people at Home like to hear every fortnight or so how their boys are going on. Otherwise they get anxious. "After the war tho desire to join in the defence and cultivation of New Zealand will bs unparalleled, and will be increased by any of your old mates in London and Liverpool who may see what Now Zealand has done for you, if you visit tho' old' beforo returning to the new home. "A bad time for employment is expected after the war, so boys should do all they can to help their relations when work is slack and food prices and rents aro high. In years to come it will be too late to do this.- Especially I hope you will all nominate your sistew (who have not already done so) after the war, - and so help to adjust tho proportion of males and females in Now Zealand and at Heme. "God bless and hold you all in His keeping. When you can, write and tell me how you are, and how any others of tho Old Brigade aro doing, whom you hear of or meet.—l am, your affectionate friend and brother, THOS. E. SEDGWICK.