RAILWAY RESTRICTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 August 1919, Page 6

RAILWAY RESTRICTIONS.

CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AFFECTED. The position of the ohiklren who are unable to get i'u to the technical and secondary schools owing to the restricted train service again occupied tfie attention of the Education Board yesterday. Mr. Trirajlile, in speaking on the report of the Manual and Technical Committee, said they regretted that on the basis of the Department's grant, they had not been able to arrange for the conveyance of children to the New Plymouth schools or to Stratford and Hawera. He thought the Department had not been liberal enough. It was necessary that somthing should ho done, as there was danger of the children losing what would amount to a year's education. Mr. White agreed that something more should be done. If the Department could not.be stirred, he thought perhaps the parents might be prevailed upon, in the interests of their children, to subsidise a motor service. They should not let the matter go by the board. Mr. Masters said the proposal to start lessons at Eltham was something in the right direction, and if that was"done it would certainly be cheaper than the estimate of £42 per week for the conveyance of children to gtratford. Mr. Smith said the position in regard I to the children at Inglewood and Wai- ! tara was so serious that he thought the j Department should be asked to again review the matter. Mr. White suggested that if the chilj dren at Waitara could not he brought in it might be possible to arrange for instructors to go out from New Plymouth. There was a. technical building there practically idle. It was pointed out that such an arrangement would take a little while to develop, and, as the new director had not yet arrived, it was thought it would delay the matter to wait for him to become acquainted, with the local position and then arrange for instructors to visit Waitara. It was finally decided that the question of establishing classes at Waitara be referred to Messrs Grayling and White, with power to act, and at Inglewood to Messrs White and Trimble, with power to act, and, if necessary, to deal with the Department regarding the carriage of pupils to New Plymouth.