MT. COOK SITE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 155, 26 March 1920, Page 6

MT. COOK SITE

•.WANTED FOB TECHNICAL COL- . . LEGE. jMr. .T. H. Howell, director of the Wel.iineton Technical College, .wrote .to the i(Ji.tv Council lqst asking th.e ;City Council to participate in,adeputation to the' Minister .of Education, tp ask for-the whqle of tho Mount ;Gook isiteifor -the uurposos Of a technical college. ilu this connection Councillor ,T. For.syth said tliat at present ;tho. college'/had ibeen eranied .four .a&ves, almost the whole of which-would be occupied' by the buildings. There were thirteen acres altogether. part of which were used by the 'Defence Department, and an acrpibyjthe; (Education Board. Thero was a fcheme, \Wliich was to como under consideration • inter, whereby tho board might make ■other' arrnnsenients in connp.otion '.vfith ■.the school, and tho area named would npt in the future.be too much for I the 'Technical College, .a playing area, and rest park. ' ;T.here have ten: other iproposals mado for 'tho occupation of tins area. 6uch as the University, Art Gallery. and museum, but he '■that tho college WojUd need it all iin; .ttie future. ' •Councillor Eraser .thought that too much was being asked 'for. The site •was tho best one in 'Wellington,««nt»«,!d t »«,! was not so sure that tho purpose in view tWRs so overwhelmingly more important than any -.others. He -was of .opinion •that the e.ouucil would >be acting rashly ;in agreeing 4o ;the proposal. ~ , , •Councillor C. H. Chapman -pointed out that the greater part of tho area required was needed for a playing area, and the site was too valuable for a, playing ' Tho Acting-Mayor said that a good rdenl of land was on too .steep a grade .for :li-i)lavine.nrea. .Councillor Forsvth ;Bftid that 'the councillors evidently did not :lcnow the ;site, •i>nr what had boen done elsewhere for •technical education, otherwise they would not ijiise the objections they had. He moved that, the co.une.il accede to ,th? ,leanest made bv .Mr. Howell. Councillor L. M'Kenzie seconded ;the motion.' Councillor J. M. Dale moved as an amendment .that 'they agree -to join .the •deputation, but only to .ask for an extension .of-the area .of land in .j>rd.er lo provide for,a playing area