EDUCATING THE SOLDIERS.
THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. In the House of Representatives today the Minister of Defence gave a nummary of the Government's provision for soldiers in the matter of repatriation, retrospective allowances, and other good treatment. "It was proposed," said Sir James Allen, "to allot fifty scholarships at the British universities, tenable by soldiers who had partly completed their university course in New Zealand. This would occupy the men while they were awaiting embarkation, and would fit in with the general education scheme. The cost would be £10,625. Post-graduate courses for medical and dental students would also be provided as well as special courses in agriculture, stock, and so on, with courses at agricultural colleges. There would also be courses for engineers and mechanics —as far as possible in workshops— and other vocational and instructional training pending embarkation. The coßt of this branch would be £30,000. On transports the educational training would go on. j When the, sick men were returned to i New Zealand they would undergo cura- j tive treatment, but he could sot estimate erf. r.T'.d .
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Taranaki Daily News, 11 December 1918, Page 5
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185EDUCATING THE SOLDIERS. Taranaki Daily News, 11 December 1918, Page 5
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