AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 215, 5 June 1919, Page 8

AUCTION SALES

i" . 'Jv . FORTHCOMING FIXTURES. H '<; '. / ' ". TO-DAY. ! Carterton, ,12 noon—Sale of dairy land \ -(Dalgety and Co., and F. H. AVise and [: Co.). i Old - Busby Park, Kai rwi, 12 noonStock sale (Murray, Roberts and Co., ■ and Smith and Webster and Co.). j'... Koputaroa, 1 p.m.—Sale of stock and imI. ; plementa (Abraham and Williams), s 'Corner. Thorndon ..uay and Moore Street, E ' AYellington, !!.». j-.m.—Sale of city pros' "parties"(B.-*-- -iui-'ian and Co.). . •..,. ' : £03'Immbton Wellington, 2.30 p.m.— ! Sale of cit o i.rjperties (Longmore and I Co.). ; f 'tftanibers of Commerce, Wellington, 2.30 | p.m.—Sale of Lower Butt properties (H. j. E. Leightonl. [ ■' ■ . TO-MORROW. . Customs Street Hast, Auckland, 11 a.m.— Sale of property (T. Mandeno Jackson). : iTeatherston Street, Wellington, 2.30, p.m.— Suburban property sale (Bothune and Co.). '121 A Tinakori Road, Wellington, 2.30 p.m. I —Sale of property (Bothune' and 06.), ; :: ' : '; SATURDAY. ' : J>liki.'Puki Road,' Oroua Downs, 12.30 p.m. ,;—Land'- sale (Abraham and Miriams

I -and Bagnell and. Keeble). I |. Jloiana Road, Day's Bay, 1 p.m.—l'urni- ' : ture sale, (E. Johnston and Co.). , | ■ ,■:..-. v.. .- ■■ !' PROPOSED AGRICULTURAL [■' : ',"_ ; HIGH SCHOOL [ GRANT FROM MANAAVATU COUNTY \, COUNCIL. II (By.-Telegraph-Special Correspondent.)I V Palmerston North, June 4. I"' Feilding is pioneering a matter of im. j. portance to the farming community in ji the'distriet and of interest to the wholo j [of the Dominion in the shape of a pro- , iposal to establish a Technical Agricut hij r ;ral High School. Tho maiter was ; *Ijrought under the notice of the Maimi,yatu County Council at its monthly meetI yrig by a deputation from Feilding, hcau-i j'edby Mr. H.Tolley. s f : In outlining the movement Mr. Tolley ! 'pointed out that the projected institution j i would' be unique, in Now Zealand us it i ! technical school devoted exclusively to j j agricultural purposes.' The Technical ! ['School Committee at Feilding., had i .the option of over 10 acres of ! {suitable rich land within'the Feildinj; j •fyorough'.at the purchase prico of ,£IOO per I '.acre. It was, however, desired to acqulru [■ en adjoining block of 10 acres, and nego- | 'tiations were now in progress to this end. j This would provide 20 acres for the pro- ! posed School of Agriculture, which should j lie sufficient for the purpose. Towards I 'the' cost of the first 10 acres the Feilding | (Borough Council had donated .£SOO and ( the Kiwitea County Council .8300. Tho ! ,-latter body made its grant conditional | ion a,hostel being established in conneb. I -tion with the'school. Air. Tolley addeu j that the committee was there that day . to ask for a contribution of ,£4OO towards ! acquiring the necessary area of 20 acres, ! because the Council of Education had j-'.stipulated'that before a'grant for tho i school could be > forthcoming the com- ; Biittee must provide a site free of cost. ; •.. Mr. Masters remarked that while there j were plenty of practical farmers in the ; district' it was felt that they wanted ; something more, and the proposed instij tution'would supply that want. |. Mr. Perrett, who was also there as a I. ratepayer, pointed out that Feilding wa'» . the natural centre for tho projected :, school, and he also stressed the point j' that there was nothing bright about our i farming. methods. Sir James. Wilson: You think, then, j that we. practise farming, but not on ]' practical lines? ' ' Mr. Perrett; Yes. ! Eeplying, the chairman. Sir James AA'ili ■ ton';'assured tho deputation of the coun- : ciljs'ilieirty cooperation and support. It j ■wasj-fhe .duty, of tho council to afford ! .the'm'ovehient every assistance, because .it ! was .useless waiting for thetlovernmeht i to make a move in'tho matter unless I the C-iovornment was mire that there was | a big body of votes behind the'project. i Tliey : would talk, but in the end do no- ; thing. He had no faith in approachinj; ;. tho Government on a matter ,of this ! nature. Continuing, Sir James Wi'lsoi. j 6aid that a hostel was absolutely essen- | tial. Some place, was needed for country students in order to ensure that their i character ; aiid their houre would be j watched over. The chairman then en- ■ larged upon■< the necessity of establishing i n school as suggestod, and incidentally ' 6aid that something should be done with j regard .to experimental st'ecT-growing. In ; Sweden very successful experiments had j beenvcairied out in this line, with the ' result.that the yield of wheat had been \ increased there by as much as ten '; bushels per acre. He mentioned this, to' ! ,6how that 20 acres might,not be found j to be sufficient for the needs of tho inI - Btitntion.'. - r. The council agreed to make a grant of \ 'J4OO provided a hostel was established at i the/institution.