SCHOOL FOR SOLWAY

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 2, 27 September 1917, Page 7

SCHOOL FOR SOLWAY

WOOD 08, CANVAS? Solway is a rising subua'b of Masterton, and it wants a school. When it was reported to the Education Boaixl yiiterday that the secretary was tu write to Mr. Eight, requesting him to. forward any new facts bearing; on the situation, Mr. A. W.Hogg, tho district's champion, said that a strong committee liad been formed at Solway, and it intended to represent to the Minister that a sohool at Solway was absolutely necessary. There were between 80 and 100 young children in the place, and a great number of them were quite unable to attend rhe main school at Masterton, The -way was Jong, the road was in a very bad condition, and there was the constant danger from motor-cars. He •understood that there were over 46 young children at Solway not getting the education they ought to bo getting. It was a serious matter, this losing a whole year out of one's school life The board appeared to find little difficulty in providing or £600 for new classrooms out on the beach, but no money could be got for a school were it was wanted. He visited the King Country recently and was very much surprised to see a school being carried on in a canvas >ent. If they could not get tho Depa/tment to sanction the erection cf a School as desired, they would, as a last resort, have to get a good tent, nndtKen get the board to send them a competent teacher. There was a freezing works at Solway. and tho population, he contended, would be even layer were a school erected there. Somfc. attention had to bo paid to the demands of the Solway residents. The chairman (Hon. I. 6. W. AlHcenl stated that Hie clause only sought to obtain further information, and Mr. Stewart (the board's secretary) had not said that a school should not be built at Solwar. What he had said .was thai, ho did not think any provision could be made 'for a school this year^ Mr. Hogg said that he hart «?en Mr. Stewart's letter, and knew exactly what, he had said. The information had been supplied. Even tho name and address of ovwt child had been sent in. The chairman: That information is twelve months old. As an amendment Mr. Hogg moved that the mntter of the Solway ■ school be laid before the Minister that afternoon, but as there was-no seconder the amendment lapsed. The motion (to obtain more information) was carried.