WEST END SCHOOL SITE.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 August 1919, Page 5

WEST END SCHOOL SITE.

TIME TOR "KID rttovft" tACTICS PASSfcD, ALLEGED "SELFISH INTERESTS." UNDERGROUND WORK. The matter of « niw<altt for the Wert End School was again before the Education Board at Its meeting yesterday, when o deputation from tho Central School waited oti the Board, Trior to recolvlng the doputatlon, Mr. :8 0 Smith, M P., stated he had written to the Minister of Lands (Bon. D. H. Guthrie), sueResting that from the land recently acquired by the (Jovemmotit from the Santon Estate nt Vogcltown, nn area of about 2(1 acres should he set aside for public use for that part of tho district, nnd that an endeavour should be made to effect an eichance with the Borough Council of the 4% acres of Reserve land, on Tukapa Road, for the portion of tho Vogeltnwn property If set apart for public purposes, so that the site desired might tie secured for 'he erection of an up-to-date school In place of tho present West End building. To tht« Mr, Smith had received a reply at which he was somewhat surprised, and whloh he considered was very unfair. The Minister's letter stated"Willi reference to your letter, In which you ask that 20 acres out of tho property recently purchased from the H. W. Saxton estate, should bo set aside 41 a public park. I have to inform you that when the purchase is complete consideration will- he given to aettlno aside 20 teres or no for public uso. With regard to the suggestion that the 20 neros of the estate should he exchanged for 4tt acres of .Recreation Raserve land, on Cutlleld Road, In order that tho latter site might B4 used for acbodl purposes. t 'do not favor the proposal,, which would require special legislation to give effect to It. In view of the Importance of securing such a fine site for it school. T suggest that you should promote a private Bill chanting the purpose of half of the reserve' from the Recreation Reserve to ■ school site. If you con do this, tho measure will hnvo my support when it comes before Parliament." . Mr. Smith, continuing s«id It would he quite Impassible for him to set snch a private titll through the House this session, apd the Minister knew that very well Be doubted If the Government would git nil Its business .through hofore the end of the session. ■ Mr; Wilkinson said he thouplit the Minister could not undarstnnd the position fully, and that further efforts should be made to got something Included In' foe next Wiwhtng-Up Hill, which would give effect to the wishes of those concerned. Mr. Masters said he could not understand the nttlMids of the Minister Whon he and Mr. fimlth met him at Stratford thov Were Blvon to understand, that "everything In the trarden was lovely," and the change that took was Inexplalnable. He thmivht the Minister did not want to know the true pbsl. lion. 7 - • . Mr White said tMrc Beemcd to he .in undercurrent at work airalnst tho proposal, and he was afraid there had heen, misrepresentation, as quite a number of, people were under the Impression that what' !tbs .Board. wanted Was a portion of Western Park, instead of part of tho Reserve T. Mr. Smith nolnted out that Reserro T, was not part of the orlt-'n-' portion of the Western Park Reserve, ant he thought aome misteko had heen made In referring to it as « eßtcrn Park There wits some nellsh motive behind the onposl/lop to the movement, wlilcn considered pleamr- before Jlte interests of he health and e-Wcatlon of the children of the Vest End He reminded the Board that the Borough Council had, without protest from anyone, allowed a portion of the original Western Park Reserve to be fenced oft for a bowline green He did not object to that and believed howls had n beneficial influence on the Ufa of the community, hut it was In strange contrast to the attitude taken up bv those who were opnosed to tho erection of an up-to-date school on nart of the Reserve mi th„ opposite side of CuMteld Road; - He thought It was tlirn the .matter was brought r'.Bnt nut Into tho ; lijflity: and never irnt the nortMn of tj.„ .-Jieserre thev <le s.rcd. tt would serve *n ibov i.n those who were nlneloc sottish Interests before the weilbelne of the children The deputation, which consisted of Messrs V V Smart, J. S S, Medley, ,T. Hawker, and " o er " th< " l "Wwd heforo the Board „i„ 1, .r 1, v !'" nr,crt Tokesmap, npolft r ," r "'""") c-> of the chairman of the commit!-* nt- \v w Thomson), end read a Cticr from him setting out the position and the 'irrent need for |t more un-to-date school at Host End, on a more suitable site It was nolnted out the"'thee vrere.Ore- 500 Children at the school/ nnd that the ' ntaving ares was less than iinlf nn acre. . Further »">. the traffic alone the South jtimtl was increasing, and would Increase mor# as the narnnr development scheme progressed, and consequently. the darter.. Nt accident to children was serious Mr Smart said he; thought he chalrmoits letter stated the pSititon fairly. ?! they vtiinted to Vnrm was what the BoaM n?' J,l **£ » *ettins a.sue on;tho top of the hill. •He beloved there were. some sections in the vicinity, on the opptjuiti side of the road, which had been placed on the market by a gentleman who waa opposed to having a school on the Tukapa Reserve •<lll i l ' be thought the flays of kid Hove-tactics" hod gone by now, and they should have n good tight for It ond fttht It a , thoultht there would have been it ;™'' if the site had been rcferied to as tho Tutapa Reserve Instead of, nf M .hTtl7 k i P 0 W f"' Kn, < »chonl was one of the best in Taranakl. nnd it wn's in'- ono of the worst places. It waa not fair to the cachpra. nor honest to the children. It wes 1 *omethfnp win done. Mr Mistera: T)n von repnanlne that (he bo»y<l )m* rtnne rnythlnn In the matter? Mt. nnwker: W* have rome here to see hnr<* not hpflnl nmrh nbont Jt what tho flopra hns done, why rotnn here nnrt rrltl. Wsel nnd tnlk nhont tnklnp off the "kid glores?" 1 fr he hollered there would »>e on tho market snon 1] nrpes of the mM. 'J ? 11 '' n J ( ' nlHiotinU It would he ft few Sm f !! r,hfP 11 ""l* l bB " sultnnjp fllfn fop tho pnhool ~ H' r , ««H he did not wish to Infer wkon whnt hsd been said as a reflection on the Board, but he thought It was ungenerous to Messrs. Smith and White, uho had gone to a lot <k -trouhle in the rnfutflr.

Mr Whftfl rsM ho rna tho h-.rt sucgPßted other j|to*; He hiwl Tint rrt men up hone of getting the one ther were n tcr, and'lie thought Ihero could be no' filler site In New Plvmniith, Wllltlnsnn asked If il)B rommltlfe )mew rile/Tf ,1 ,h "' Wl1 " ,If,9lrpd . . asked If liiey had waited on the Borough Council In the mMter. . • Mr Smart replied that »I,ot had "hot waited The w .fT'". . Th " '< l »f>|tntlb« from",rt Ihe matter hail' r?.J 1? !l. ''" Z(,n momhe-s who wei al»« Jtwowt, roiinelllnrs,. and thef had promlaed in (|n all in Ihelr nowt'T to put the mat.er through, but. unforiunatek, they had not, and some of them had eren roted against ", r P w ™«m ««ld tiic Hoard i I w rn '" ,cll ,wlc( '' ,f »<« ">"1 ..MV £ ile ,. n,!,n "I" 1 I'llte a lot nf IV.! M flo'n? lw Mftasrs White " n , d „ f m ' ,h , thought the Committee ought also to demitntlonlae the ruinrll on the matter for .ri« "T < ' n, ""' n °"" ht ,0 ror educational purnnses. the portlnn of the reserve desired. There could be no .hette? use for such n secMon to bo put to, and ho l?» M rA>moi! m "i""'/' he m *' ,e '<> wnrm for the Council as to brine them to a sense rf tholr responsibility to the children of' the din««Ci pftn,m, , ttfe - "1 ratenatera, should \,!n? ,AT I " 0 ,h[ ' Influence ther , J bring to hear on the Council. He and'l now<lrfl '"'l Slven -four acres reserres; for edutvll.oi "T'; H,e ""'y 'Wdttlon being that schools should be erected within n certnin period the termination nf the war. on tvio i? I 80 i! I 1" "lutended no redaction ■doves n ~,nk® of tak,n 6 nff the

B^ B "S P ii Tou " houM ' ,aka ,h »'" *• mm! „ sml , ,h ""'j l h j» fo »' Heonly the mmrl "" Wm: *** l h«<l h«en done. mrai. .T""! 1 " ,e "W* h " d ,IMn «nnnlth« U'»?t iV 0 "" site for hS n„n' 9 , cllonl - Th? fault was with J tlf. P t.im. en m bolng wllllnir to b( mo f! n m . fc " « , '™! < bv 'tie Council, and from which tho Council refused to hudco MUM? Z th " t ,houeh the R »«*tan on »hi Z<tJ° « M "Pjrnnehlng the Council rm,2?P T,* 1 ? wnfmfing with them, the em f ln,(> nw>tlaliM» ror on exchanße of properties. Ho mutmited, the committee should oruanlM ■ and get a 2™ r ;", l nn o ",' Re, " n « Wth. wart 5 .1,1 ' lO Blte desired, and he believed thoy would get such support that the other selfish petition, which had not been made very public, would be .waroped " "" " t,le B °f«l wa» thormishly aymtmthotic. with the committee in lis rtoslrn tn " e *" »lt« »t Outdeld Zl HelnuU not hplp feelinir. however, that there woa iome KO l nR ,li n beneßth mfm of ttfniw, which .should not fro on, Affecting the In. JjT 5„ In that portion of «wifs »» H9 ■ "»««#»«