CHRISTCHURCH TECHNICAL SCHOOL

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 931, 26 September 1910, Page 6

CHRISTCHURCH TECHNICAL SCHOOL

REQUEST FOE A: GRANT.

| A - deputation rOprerentnig tieChristi 1 church.Techitical-. College .waited'on tho, '/ Aoting-Minister fox Education (the Hon> D. Buddo) oai Saturday morning with a request that the Government should grant : a - sum of JE3600 for', necessary additions to the existing buildings. •: The request, was heartily supported by Messrs. T. & Taylor, H. G. 1211, and G. Laurenson» • M.P.'s Mr. Davey; M.l'., who.. was unavoidably absent, also endorsed tihe depn* tation'fi claim. Both 'Messrs. . C. ■ Allison*. (chairman of the Board of Control) and - ■ Mr. H. Howell (direotox of the as well as Mr. H. Rasbridge (a member •• of the' Building" OomnutteeK; stated thai" it wm absolutely essential' that the build* ■'. ingfl should bo coiisidorably extended. The overcrowding that took place. at '. present K; was conducive to neither _ good teaching-;.. nor the health of the pupils. It was ex». plained that the would be expended on the erection of a :n«w .classroom, & room for a laboratory, a workshop, and a hall-for the' teaching, of _ domestic economy (the . present domestio classes'.., bedng taken in a rented bnilcing -which boats i£2oo per aomum). Since the depnta*'; ; fcion hod'been appointed, ho<wevor, notice had been received that Government had; granted i 1650 for the erection of the building for the teaching of domestio ■ science. The Minister explained that the Hon. G. Fowlds had recently, gone into the original request, and had oome to the oonolueion that. theromainder of th«" money asked for would be more pro. perly a charge: on looal contrib'otione. To thi©. Mr. 1 Taydor .replied that the oontrip; buttons from the people of Christchurch in aid of-the Girls Hostel would be very heavy, and he did not think they should be railed upon to provide another penny ■ for- necessary;. additions tothe ■ oollego buildings. The Minister finally, promised-ii ■- to bring the matter before Cabinet.. Ho.i also promised ,to , look intoj another matter ;... which the deputation - .brought forwaixL':.': It appears. that the . .collego,' .authorities.. are charged local' rates on a 6ite of. A; acres uied for education*) purposes. This, the Minister ' said, ho was certain was", never: the intention of the Bating Act. He would. see : whether the necessary, amendment oould bo included in this• i. Education 831 now before tho House.