DEPUTATION TO THE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81911, 24 December 1906, Page 2

DEPUTATION TO THE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION.

, Oil Saturday evening, a deputation of thi' Taranaki Education Board, comprising AI issi's AVaile (chairman), (i. Tiseh, and I'. S. Whitoombe, waited upon the lion. (ioo. l' : owlds, Minister for Education, 011 tlio mail train Mr W. 'i\ Jennings, .VI.U.K., introduced the deputation, who proceeded to place several matters before the Minister. The matter of the technical school grants _ was first, brought up, the Minister intimating that an amending Act making it possib|e fuv local bodies to contribute to such an object would be introduced next session. The Minister promised that tile matter of obtaining grants for the erection of moveable schools for the backbloeks would be favourably considered by the Government, Other matters brought before the Minister were the incident of capitation grants; grants for 't|ie purpose of bringing old schools and teachers' residences more in line with present rcijuiremcnts; and ways and means for the erection of new oflices on the Board's property near the technical school site.' Tlio deputation also brought under the notice of the Minister the eases of Miss Haddrell and Master Cook, who won Victoria scholarships just before the new regulations came into force, and which had nevented thpi? obtaining the. full benefits of. tji e sihdlarsfiins; ' This matter, it will lie reniembcral was ! into I,V ParliHincmu v loniiiiiltw whieh reported in favour O giving the scholars the full benefits ot the scholarships, but nothing since Imis been done in the matter. The Minister gave the deputation a sympathetic hearing, the arriving of 'the train ut New Wymouth (the deputation met the Minister at Inglewood) bringing the interview to a close. The result of the |, e u'luiod uetoro menders of tliii JJoard ait the nest meeting.