298 REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE, ETC. 
from secondary schools. Particulars are, therefore, given in the following paragraphs 
of all schemes now in operation which it is thought would be appropriately included 
in this report. 
(a) CANADA. 
1. Government Schemes.—The British and Canadian Governments have agreed 
in suitable cases to make loans up to £500 to enable boys, when they have attained 
21 to 25 years of age, to purchase and equip farms of their own. The loans are to be 
repaid within twenty years with 5 per cent. interest, and they will be made to youths 
(a) who went out to Canada under a Government assisted passage scheme ; (6) who 
were between 14 and 20 years old on arrival in Canada, and (c) who have proved their 
thriftiness by saving £100 by the time they are ready to start farming on their own 
account. 
In connexion with this scheme the Provincial Governments of Nova Scotia, New 
Brunswick, Ontario, and Manitoba have established farm reception centres, to which 
boys go direct from the United Kingdom and from which they are placed in suitable 
farm employment under the regular supervision of Provincial Government repre- 
sentatives. In making loans, preference is given to those who have passed through 
the Provincial Governments’ farm reception centres and have afterwards gained 
practical experience by working as wage earners. Boys who receive loans will be 
helped and advised in the choice of their farm and in the purchase of stock and 
equipment by Provincial Government advisers who will give all the assistance in 
their power to ensure the young farmers’ success. 
2. Macdonald Agricultural College.—Twenty-five boys of 17 to 22 years of age 
from public and secondary schools are selected each year for two years’ training in 
agriculture at a reduced fee at Macdonald College, Ste. Anne de Bellevue (incorporated 
with the McGill University, Montreal). The total expenses for the 22 weeks in- 
College course are approximately £51 per annum. This includes tuition, board and 
lodging, laboratory charges, medical fees and student subscriptions. In addition, 
each student is required to deposit £20 to cover incidental expenses. From April 1 
to October 31 in each of the two years the students do ordinary farm work on farms 
selected by the College authorities. For this they receive a small wage, with board 
and lodging. A superintendent appointed by the College is in touch with the boys 
during this period. For the remaining five months the students undergo theoretical 
and practical training in the College, to which a farm of 500 acres is attached. During 
the second year facilities for specialising are provided. Further particulars may be 
obtained from Major W. H. Hayward, The Canadian Pacifie Railway Company, 
62-65 Charing Cross, S.W. 1. 
3. Christ's Hospital Canadian Scholarship Scheme.—Arrangements have been in 
force during the past two years between the British Government and the Governors of 
Christ’s Hospital, Horsham, by which a certain number of Christ’s Hospital boys 
have been awarded scholarships at the rate of £55 per annum, entitling them to two 
years’ free tuition and maintenance at Macdonald Agricultural College. This arrange- 
ment is being renewed for 1931, when it is anticipated that eight boys will be awarded 
scholarships. The scholars travel to the College free of cost if under 18 years of age. 
On the completion of their training, which should enable them to take the Diploma 
in Agriculture, they will be placed in suitable agricultural employment; or should 
they wish to make an independent start, they will be eligible for consideration under 
the scheme for the provision of Government loans towards the purchase of farms (see 
above under Macdonald College Scheme). 
4. Guelph Agricultural College, Ontario, Training Scheme.—Fifty places at this 
College, which is affiliated to Toronto University, are available each year for youths 
from this country, aged 17 years and upwards, at a fee of approximately £50 per 
annum. The course of tuition is for either two or four years, and is designed to give 
youths of good education a thorough grounding in the theory and practice of Canadian 
farming. Students attend College from September to April, and for this period the 
fees cover the expenses of instruction, maintenance, books, etc. During the spring 
and summer,employment in Ontario is found for the students with farmers from whom 
they receive wages and board and lodging while gaining experience of practical farm — 
work. 
London, W.C. 2. 
Fullinformation can be obtained from the Ontario Government Office, 346 Strand 4 
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