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E.P.S. TRAINING

SCHEME CUT & DRIED. ACCORDING TO LIFE SAVING SECRETARY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, January 23. “Whatever the Minister of Civil Defence (Mr Wilson) or the Director of E.P.S. Training, Mr K. L. Usmar, may have said, it will be noted that they 'do not deny that a system of two hours’ compulsory training for E.P.S. personnel each week will be introduced,” said the secretary of the New Zealand Council of the Royal Life Saving Society, Mr Jack Breward. Mr Breward explained that the information concerning compulsory training had come to him, as secretary of the pouncil, from Mr Allan Gardner, of Auckland. The letter from Mr Gardner was dated December 21 last, and he quoted the following extract relating to the training plan: “D. J. F. Langle and I had a few minutes with Usmar, after a conference of E.P.S. heads to which we were invited. In case you have not already heard of his scheme here it is: Briefly there will be nine compulsory subjects for all E.P.S. members, and two hours’ compulsory training each week. The third subject is artificial respiration and the society’s methods will be recognised. The Royal Life Saving Society resuscitation certificate will be recognised in place of training, just as the St John and Red Cross certificates will for first aid requirements. There will be a training school set up in Wellington to train voluntary instructors in all subjects.” Mr Breward added that from the letter received by him last September from Mr Langley it was obvious that the training scheme was cut and dried and it was known that Mr Usmar was going to Wellington to take up his official position.

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Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 January 1943, Page 5

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279

E.P.S. TRAINING Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 January 1943, Page 5

E.P.S. TRAINING Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 January 1943, Page 5

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