AN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

Shannon News, 1 February 1924, Page 3

AN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

TO BE ESTABLISED AT CD. FARM. MR W. H. FIELD'S CONVICTION. Brief but significant reference to the establishment of the long promised agricultural college at the Weraroa Central Development Farm was made at the A. and P. Association smoke concert on Wednesday night. Mr J. Linklater, M.P., opened the subject in following the reply of the Hon. Bollard, Minister of Internal Affairs, to the toast of "Parliament." Mr Linklater said that one thing he wished to say—and he was glad the Minister was there to hear him do so—was that they must have an agricultural college in this district. There was no better place in New Zealand for such a college than the Weraroa Development Farm. His word did not carry as much weight in the House as perhaps it should as he was a young member, but later on it would be different.

Mr W. H. Field, M.P., the next speaker, said, in regard to an agricultural college, that there had been strong opposition from Hawkes Bay, chiefly on account of the Howard Trust, but he might now say with confidence that the CD. Farm would eventually be chosen. He had recently been told this on thei best of authority. He would be grossly disappointed if it was not. Messrs Field and Linklater would do their best to consumate this end. (Hiear, hear). v