AUSTRALIA FOR BRITISH PUBLIC-SCHOOL BOYS. [TO TIM EDITOR OF TIM
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Sia,—When in London a few months ago, I was informed by Mr. Evans, honorary secretary of the Great Public Schools Association, that many of the elder lads in these schools wished to follow a life on the land in one or other of the British Colonies. I pointed out to him that the Government Agricultural Colleges in Australia offered exceptional advantages in the way of a thorough scientific and practical education in the various forms of agriculture, stock- breeding, dairying, and fruit-growing, and promised that on my return to Australia I would interview the State Ministers who are responsible for these Colleges, and endeavour to make arrange- ments for the reception of students from the United Kingdom at them. I am glad to say that I have been successful in this, and so any lad coming here can now be guaranteed entrance at one or other of these institutions. The course is a two-year one, and the fees are exceedingly moderate, ranging from £18 to £30 a year, which sum includes excellent board and lodging. I can state from personal experience that the food supplied is probably better and more abundant than that given at any English public echooL The system pursued is that of work day about in the laboratories and on the farm. One day the student is engrossed in botany, agricultural chemistry, or veterinary science ; the other he is ploughing or feeding pigs or making butter. After two years of this, during which time he can, if he choose, specialise in some particular branch, an intelligent lad should be in a position to take up land for himself, or take charge of a farm, or act as the manager of a butter or cheese factory. With energy, perseverance, and a capital of some hundred pounds, a young man with this training should do well on the land, in all probability much better than he could in one of the now overcrowded professions. The Immigration League will act in loco parentis to his coming to Australia, and further information, prospectuses of the Colleges, &c., can be obtained from our London agent, 20 Cockspur Street, S.W.—I am, Sir, &c., RICHARD ARTHUR, M.D., President, Immigration League of Australasia. Bull's Chambers, 14 Moore Street, Sydney.
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