NEW ZEALAND INFANT SCHOOL.
New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator, Volume I, 21 August 1839, Page 8
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NEW ZEALAND INFANT SCHOOL.
LADIES PATRONESSES. The Countess op Durham, Lady Prtre. Lady Molesworth. Hon. Mrs Baring. A Lady, the wife of one of the earliest members of the first colony intending to settle in New Zealand, has resolved on the establishment of an Infant School for the benefit of the children of the Aborigines, and of the poorer class of settlers. With this intention, she has purchased one of the preliminary sections of land, which she gives as a perpetual endowment for this purpose, and has taken upon herself the responsibility of guaranteeing the salary for the first year of a master and mistress, with their daughter, as an assistant, for whom she has likewise provided free passages, and accommodation on arriving in New Zealand. The teacher engaged is Mr Buchanan, who, during the last twenty years, has superintended the first institution of this kind established in England. It is intended to place the contributions in the hands of three trustees, learing the. management, in the first instance, to the lady who is the originator of the plan, who subscribes the larger portion of the funds, and i who, proceeding to the colony with her husband, is willing to give up as much of her time as may be necessary for the personal superintendence of the school. The trustees will make themselves responsible for the due administration of the funds, and detailed reports will be forwarded periodically to the subscribers in England. An immediate outlay is required for building a school-room, as well as residence for master and mistress, with other incidental expenses at the commencement. It is believed that, if the necessary buildings can be erected, the institution may shortly rely upon the exertions of the colonists themselves and it is calculated that the sum of two hundred pounds will be sufficient to lay the foundation of a system which may hereafter extend itself over a large portion of the infant population of New- Zealand. Donations and annual subscriptions received by Dr Evans, chairman of the first colony, at the Office of the New Zealand Land Company, No. 1 Adam Street, Adelphi. Trustees and other officers, including a committee of correspondents in England, will be appointed at a General Meeting of subscribers before the departure of the first colony. Should these proposals meet with any considerable support,- the plan will be extended so as to include au Infant Orphan Asylum. BANKERS. SJkssrs HANKEY, Fenchurch street.
