CAMBRIDGE HISTORY

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20735, 20 February 1939, Page 9

CAMBRIDGE HISTORY

EDITION FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN COUNCIL SUPPORTS SCHEME | The second oldest settled district in the , Waiknin. r.ambridg'v naturally possesses a wealth or historical interest. A proposal in mnneotion with the <> .tonnial is that ! the iaoo school children in the district | shall rereive free a hook covering in clei tail Cainbrirtffe’s history to the present 1 1 '\’t a recent Borough Council meeting . Mr C. XV. Yennell detailed the scheme, and i suggested the council should contribute i towards the cost of supplying the books : to school children in the borough. The 1 idea received favourable consideration, and. I it was left to the Mayor to finalise. , it was agreed that the idea is consistent with the ideals of the Centennial. Access has already been had to many • sources, both official and private, and the ! records will include many dealing with j Maori war days, particularly in the Roto-o-rangi and Pukekura districts, where I Maori fortifications >till remain. I Various Government departments are cooperating with data and with many illustrations. A complete recorded history will preserve much mat as time goes on would , inevitably he entirely lost, i It was decided by the council also to 1 seek information on the question of a j Government subsidy.