General Feilding.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 34, 23 August 1883, Page 3

General Feilding.

Ihe Nelson Colonist Is very 'severe on rhe father of our settlement, and rouirhly criticises. . ' '* What shall 1 do with my son?" au article which Rppt-ared in one of tbe le;;dma: I'ul'li.sh magazines lately. The author is Major General Feilding, wh?- was in New Zealand . for. some time. . Me finds that there are not so many openings for English genrlemen in the old country as there were some time aj:o, so he proposes (bat thy should enter upon a particular training for colonial life. The' writer disclaims originality in this matter, as it appears that s.mie Air seeing people have actually taken a; long lease of a piece of land in the south- of Kngland, where an establishment is to be formed for teaching youngsters of the upper classes all. that is necessary to prepare them for entering upon ib<i -fresh '"pastures of th* colonic*, 'ihe plan is to build a boarding house in a central posifiou in a block set apart for a special settlement ; th* management and disci;. line to be in the hands of a gen element who, though brought up in England has hud ceiooiiti experrince. In this acanner roung 1 men would be able to live with their equals, -to tceustom themselves gradually to the hard life of ,»• settler, after two years the young man is to be drafted off to make room for another, iheo, in the first place he goes to, he is to he met with v requisition to stand for the General Assembly, where he is to exercise almost maaic power in raising the ability and general tone of the House. The whole article is a very interesting production, making colonial readers wonder hnw anybody who find ever been in the colonies could 3on;mit himstlt to such maundering lentiments. We understand that pbung Feildino is Shortly going to yrite an aracle entitled " What shall [•do with my Pa ?"' and reply to. the juestion that he should^he sent to a linatic asylum.J - = .., «>— — — p— ■— — —