THE SEDDON MEMORIAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81839, 4 September 1906, Page 2

THE SEDDON MEMORIAL

The meeting culled for Monday evening in the Town Ha'i, was not as largely attended as might liaye been expected. The business was to discuss a circular from the Mayor of Wellington, wlm had asked tbe New Plymouth liorough Council to give an expression ot opinion concerning the two proposals put forward for perpetuating the memory of our late Premier, the Eight I. . Seddon. The Mayor, Mr li. i'ackrill, presided, and, without reviewing the life of the late statesman ■ eelmgly referred to his work, which had prompted people to bestir themse.v< s m the matter of erecting a fUtine memorial. - h

The Mayor of Wellington's etrcnW was read, settinc out ti.at there wer>two proposals. The first, to rstablis], scholarships somewhat after the styl of the Modes scholnrslrps; and the set'onu, lo civet in one of tho centres a free technirnl liniversil y. The Mayor favored' t!ie I.utiT ■icheme on account of its utility an : because the hte Mr Seddon had done more for technical ediica'ion llun had any man in the colony. The day was fist co.uing when technical education would bo a primary necessity. Mr C. E. Bjllringer followed on sinul ir lines. He expressed a fear thai the scholarships would be for a fenonly aid that 111 tm o they would be tor the classes rather ihan the masses. Wi S ■"«•» "'at the late , h^ d poured S3 strenuously id so well. They had already laid he founualnn of a system of technical education, and no betlor coping slone I'ould be tusheti than this free lei-hnieal university He moved the ,-d >p(ion of the second siiggostinu. Mr C. Carter seconded, and said he thought tho public should attend in bigger numbers to decide upon tho amount of support to ho accorded ihe scheme.

Mi Brooks thought ii college iu Wellington woula be of very little use to Taranaki.

iho Mayor corrected the impression, scaling that by its means the importation of experts would eventually eeaso.

Tho motion was carried, and it was decided not to tako steps to collect subscriptions until the form of the memorial had been definitely decided.