BRITISH BOYS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 359, 9 April 1910, Page 5

BRITISH BOYS.

DO WE WAJST THEM? AN ADVOCATE'S VIEWS. By Telegraph,—Press' Association. Auckland, Last Night. At this afternoon's meeting of the Auckland A. and P. Association, Mr Sedgwick, who is making a tour of the Dominion in advocacy of a tflieme for the emigration of the youth of the Old Country to these shores, addressed members on the subject of his mission. He said that 'England was now ottering suitable boy labour for the colonies. Young, strong and versatile men who were willing to come to the oversea dominions if the fanners of New Zealand were willing to co-open\te with the Home authorities and agree 10 take parties. It would not be long before they would be able to send out the exact stamp required for local conditions. If the scheme were heartily taken up it would be .possible to relieve tlie overburdened labour market at Home and to turn it to good purpose.in New Zealand and elsewhere.

Dr. Stopford, in supporting what Mr. Sedgwick had said, remarked 1 that it was not proposed to send out to the colonies the "submerged tenth," but young men capable of making good colonists. He had seen the youth of England living lives that were debasing to their manhood. The type ot boys Mr Sedgwick wished to sendi out here were not the "rag tag" of London, but boys who would make their way ahead if once given a chance. He hoped that the farmers of New Zealand would see their way clear tb assist in the movement.

The president (Mr I. Gray) Slid that what the country wanted was population, and he thought New Zealand could absorb, not only hundreds, but thousands of suitable young men in agricultural labour.

After further disenssioji a committee was appointed to go into the matter.