LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17123, 19 April 1921, Page 10

LYTTELTON NEWS.

THE GAOL SITE. At the meeting of householders at tho Lyttelton District High School last evoning, tie question, of taking over the present gaol site for use as a playground waa discussed. It waa stated that the Justice Department had offered the site to the Education Department, tho latter to cany out the work of demolition of the gaol buildings. One epeaker suggested that the chapel of the prison, a, building of magnificent proportions, could with little alleration be used for a .technical school. This proposal was -vetoed by another speaker, who said that tho idea of placing children in a building formerly! by thousands of convicts would not be tolerated by most parents. Mr T. Warner, who evidently expressed tho feeling of the whole meeting, said that the Justice Department had in the early days erected the gaol without consulting, and against the will of, the people of Lyttelton. For years Lyttelton bore the stigma of having a gaol in the heart of the town, and the convicts in their midst. Now the Department was finished with the buildings, and was trying to got somebody olee to pav for the work of takin;3 down the building which the Department had placed there. He thought that the Department sbjpuld first demolish tho buildings and then hand over the site to Re Education Department.

The Bev. J. R. Hewland moved, and Mr 3. Mills seconded, "That this meeting of householders request the incoming School Committeo and the Lyttelton Borough Council to cooperate in the promotion of a petition within the borough, praying Parliament to order the immediate demolition of the Lyttelton eaol buildings, and to hand over the'site to the Education Department for the ueo of the Lyttelton Distriot High School as a playground." The motion was carried unanimously.

WEST LYTTELTON SCHOOL. Mr W. A. Miller presided over a fair attendance of householders. The following committee was elected:— Messrs F. J. Page (chairman). A. Guy, E. Hoist, H. Derbridge, H. Fletcher, A. Johnston, J. Gower (secretary). LYTTELTON DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL. Mr E. E. Curtis presided at a meetine of householders at tho Lyttelton District High School last evening, when the following committee was elected:— Messrs W. G. Carson, W. T. Foster, R. Fenton, A. Arneson, H. Mills, L. Graham, D. Grubb, E. Gillard, and Dr Upham. A motion was passed urging upon the Government the necessity, notwithstanding 'he present financial stringency, of continuing tho full grants fox educational purposes. THE TUG'S WHISTLE. TO THE EDITOR O* "THB PRESS."

Sir, —"Air Raid" and "Shell Shock" have both written on this subject, but still our Sunday morning sleep is disturbed. Won't the Lyttelton Harbour Board see that at least one morning we have peace>? Ab an old resident I know it is impossible to do away with the whistle, but might I suggest, out of consideration for citizens as well aa crew, that 8 a.m. on Sundays be the earliest to blow it. I think everyone in the shipping l line will agree that nothing can be gained' by bringing in a ship earlier (let her anchor in the stream imtil that time). Work cannot be started before Monday. A year or two ago we hardly heard the whistle, but now, withbo much shipping, the tug eeems to bo goingi from daylight till dark, and I am sure the crew, as well as the citizens, would appreciate the Sunday morning consideration.— iours. etc., SIREN.