NATIVE EDUCATION
(Press. .Assn.-
superintendent retires after 30 years service
— By Telegraph — Copyrlght).
WELLINGTON, Tuesday. The retirement is announced of Mr W. W. Bird, the superintendent of Native arid Island Education. . Duririg his 30 years' service with the Education Department, Mr Bird travelled extensively in the outlying districts frqm Gape Maria Van Diemeri in the North: to Stewart Island in the South, also in Co.ok Islarids, the Chatham, Island? and Sa- ■ moa. In 1930 he drew up the first ■ scheme for Cook Islapds education. In 1920 Mr. Bird acccmpanie.d ^ the Parliariientary fa|rty which visited ! Samoa arid drew, up a scheme of educa tiori for. Samoa. He deyptqd much I tjpie to^tfie. stpdy of tfie Maori langui age and passed his examination for first grade interpreter.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 132, 27 January 1932, Page 5
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