THE KOHIMARAMARA TRAINING SCHOOL.

Auckland Star, Volume X, Issue 1705, 5 August 1875, Page 2

THE KOHIMARAMARA TRAINING SCHOOL.

A eepoet on the Kohimarama Naval Training School has been prepared by Mr Hill, Collector of Customs, after an inspection of the school, and been forwarded to Mr Reynolds, the Commissioner of Customs at Wellington. A copy has been handed to us for insertion, but as it is rather lengthy and has already appeared in the morning journals we give the outline only. The report opens by Mr Hill stating that in accordance with the request of Mr Keynolds that he should make some enquiry into the cause of the numerous runaway cases at the Training School, he had paid a visit to the school and vessel and personally examined the boys themselves as to their treatment and condition in the school. He had also made enquiries of Mr Johnson a settler living close by and of the shopkeeper, and thy result was that all concsrred in stating that there was no ground whatever for any dissatisfaction in the administration 1 of theinstitution by Captain Breton or the 1 other officials. On the contrary, the testimony is conclusive that the boys are well fed and clothed and kindly treated, ample time also being afforded them for play. The report assigns as the reason of the escapes the bad example of a few insubordinate spirits most of whom had exhibited their evasive propensities in the Industrial Home before they were sent to the school. Mr Hill appends to his report the answers given by each boy to his questions. There were 17 boys examinod, but all of them gave similar answers to the subjoined two or three examples :— Charles Barnes gets plenty to eat and drink. Captain kind and Mr Speight kind. Very happy.—John Bates likes being in the school first-rate. Treated all right by both Captain Breton and the schoolmaster. Would not like to run. Gets plenty to eat.— Henry Smith gets plenty of play and M much, as he can eat. Schoolmaster and Captain Breton both kind. Would not care to bolt. Has nothing to complain of.—( Edward Roberts saw some of the other boys going off, which put it into his head to do the same. Is well treated.—George Kelly is comfortable here. They are all kind to him. Kan away because he did not like to be there. —John Woods waats to leave the school to go back to his mother. Has nothing to say against the place. All kind to him. ,;