“MADE A MESS OF IT”

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 272, 11 August 1921, Page 4

“MADE A MESS OF IT”

NEW GIRDS’ COLLEGE SITE TROUBLE. Since the the Wellington College Reserve no work has been done, and no step has peen X rinee that will it.looked Hrnugh Tlari to remote toeropS from the a mess of it,” said on* member of tho Board £ nsi-Pil if there was anything dot to n nori It would bo remembered that after an exhaustive search round the hills and' dales of Wellington, a majorv of the members of the Board of Gov ernors decided in favour of the toH mt* above Wellington College Th o Govern rnent authorised a loan of .£5OOO tor ine excavation work; a contract was kt. and the work commenced The firet pb was to taka tTie top oft of the torv Hill, and so make a level site f a building with an extensive north westerly aspect. After the h-ad V'on Tn progress about I - flu* £r*rl« ?t heart. After Ihe work was stopped, . n>« - - ’ Gm board was held at whic.l it lnS Lided to have a look round for was decided to a'c The ß, |ntroc e tor who had accepted other work. noH. the board of hi-, proposal to sue* for toss occasioned by stoppage of contract. He has since been appeased by full pa ient for the work done any loss of nlant and some compensation io boot. Having declined to proceed, the board a month, ago was placed in the position of having To call for fresh tenders for the work, but up to the present th« sanction io do so has not been roceLvel'l wliiclT means that nothing is being done. Thia is considered to he a great pity, as this excavation work wou/d be”just tho form of employment that manv men now looking for jote could do with fair efficiency.