ELTHAM TECHNICAL SCHOOL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 27 May 1907, Page 2

ELTHAM TECHNICAL SCHOOL.

At I'riday night's meeting of the Klth:tm Borough Council Mr Hint?, appeara representative of the Wanganui 1 K n Board to ask for a donation J'. 1 towards the. Technical School, 'I h ■ Govcrmnt'L had voted .ttlofl am) the -:-i:i;ol wonM cost 170 above tiiat sum. l!io Government would not vote any • ii'iie iimjiL'v, but would give a subsidy 'or C. Therefore a donation o'f '•Mil would.bring in £BO. There would th' ii be 110 left over for incidental ex-pi-uses by no means too large a sum. lie would 'prefer a donation to going r. iiad the district with the hat. The I 'a ten Council had recently granted £SO 111 accordance with a similar request. He would like the matter settled that as it was a matter of urgency The equipment of the school would cost ■...i.i1l the greater part of which would bo voted hy the Government, which would Mraut bare necessities. The Board intended to make Kltham the centre, and would get a capitation of 4d a head for ' conveyance of children from the surrounding districts. ( r. Amoore said lie thought the sum . 1)0 v , oto< ]. «» it was preferablo to K'-mg round with the hat. C'onsiderin R hm.X" n ,)ove ™ nu ' nt l'a<l voted lie bought the sum asked was not too '"ige- lie moved that £4O be voted

'• seconded the motion. He emphasised tho benefits that would accrue lom making Kltham a centre. He vnflt su J'l"' lse(l lvll0 » the Government oted a large sum without pressure,and ou Id be almost paltry if o le Council ed the amount asked.-The motion »as carried unanimously, i,}!'' thanked the' Council on be- >! inn i " UC,U T Boar <l- The money •m l he we spent and the equipment f >"• J i e , ollu ® 11 Scll °°l would put Miatford in the shade.