TE AUTE TRUST.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1753, 19 May 1906, Page 2

TE AUTE TRUST.

THE MANAGEMENT JUSTIFIED. .(Pert Pwsa Association.) Napier, last night. The eitting of the Te Aute Trust Com mission was resumed to-day, Archdeacoi Williems, oontinuiDg his evidenoe, said h did not think anything had done more t< break down the barriers between the twi raoes than the eduoation of the youni Maori people at Td Aute and Hukarent He felt that, seeing the aßsistanos giver to Europeans wish regard to eduoation that they should show a and allow the Natives to have their singli ios’itution for higher eduoation almost, i: not, entirely to themselves. He though, when the Natives left the sohool that speeking generally, they had done ver, well, though there had been disappoint mmte as in every other walk of life. Thei eduoation did not keep them from follow ing useful pursuits. It was muoh easier to carry on farm work with eduoaled Maori youthß than with uneducated ones. He did not think that the property was suitable for dairy farming, but had always expreseed his readiness to retire from occupation if the Trustees thought they could make better use of the estate. He was quite willing to take the direction of the Department in the matterof technical and manual instruction. Hi bad spent LIO.QQO of his private mone; on the estate.

Canon MoMurray, of Auokland, wht had been oonneoted with St. Stephen’! sobool and Queen Victoria College fo Maori girls for some years, said the trust: in connection with these sohools wen different to that of Te Auto. At thu school at Auckland industrial training was obligatory, the object beiog that boys Bhould be taught and then seDt back to their own kaiangus there ta endeavor to raise their own people. At St. Stephen's it was tocognised that Te Aute was the place to send soholars to who showed a spcoial aptitude to receive a sound secondary education, The commission adjourned until tomorrow.