NEW SECONDARY SCHOOL AT AKAROA

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LVI, Issue 5991, 3 May 1935, Page 1

NEW SECONDARY SCHOOL AT AKAROA

VISIT OF MINISTER OF EDUCATION. IRJEIQOiMMEIWAiTSIIOIN TO CABINET !FKD(MIIBiE{D. lOn 'Tuesd'ay the (Hon. 'S. G. Smith, Minister o'f Edhea'tton, visited Akaroa at tihse i'nviltati'on of the High !S : c;hio'o'H (Board, to conisi'dter the drisiposat cif the High IS'chool Board Tundls and) the. erection of a new secondary .school! o.n the Jolt© Street South site'. He, was* accompanied! by 'Mr N l . T. Lamborne, Director of j Education, IM'r C. S. Thomson, Chairman of the lOamterlbury Education (Board andl Mr. W. iA. Banks, who represent the dJiistrictis oax the Education Board'. Unfortunately, owing to ill health, Mrs' J. MoOo-mibs, M.P. was uaiaibllei to make the' trip. Mr H. S. S. Kyle, ;M).OP : . accompanied the Minister. IiRIIIP IBOIUN/D SIDMIMIIfT RIOAD, In order to> sfoo'w tihie' Miinfeiter tihe whole district Messm C. B. Thacfcer (chairman) andl E„ Hay, Akanoa iC'ounity 'Council, met the Ministerial party a't' the Hillll Top amid acconupmied theim round the Summit road, to Akaroa. The district: was pointed out ainid the Minister expressed his thamks to iMessrs Thacker and! Hay for the l pleasure it had given Mini and for their 'poii!ntiing out all points l of interest and matters concerning the district. iSjpealking afterwards he described' the Summit road drive as one of the moist heanitilful in New Zealand 'aindl the l condition of the road reflected! credit 011 the Akaroa County [Council 1 . .. .. 'DUNINiEIR . AtT 'AIKIARiCM'. . At Aikaroa the Minister. was met hy 'the 'Mayor andl' Councilloris and of-the High School 1 ißoia'rd 1 and! School, andl the Chairman of the various Peninsula schools. Among those present were Messrs F. j Davis (Mayor), |C, B. Thacker (County Chairman), W. Jacobsen (Chairman A,karoa High School Board), Rev. H. j Nelson Wright • (Chairman Akaroa District High iSchool Committee), A. j '-M. Ht/Jps, T. E iMcKenaie, W. W, Williams', W. H. Taylor, iC. W. Leete (iSecrefcary High Schooili Board), L. J. Vanigiioni, iR. Bruce, D. Niairibey, A. J. Clements, E. C. IMtclNalbb., P. G. Riches (Toiwn, Clerk), J. |C. C, Reynishi ('Vice-President of the Farmers' Union) andl the following Chairmen of ■ (Peninsula school' committees: —■ A. E. WlliTiains (ILe Bom's Bay), W. ißoibinsicini (iOlkain's> Bay)', Ten Cratw (iOhorlton and! Little Akalioa),, J. C. C. Reyni'ish (Pigeon Bay representative), : T. J. Wslkeliin (Ouvauchel'lei), Jos. 'Hay.ward! (IRobi ns en's Bay), and; F. C. Aldiridge (<Takaanatua)'. : The party assembled at the Bruce 1 Hotel for a dinner provided by the Akaroa Borough and County. 1 — „ i iHNi3PEai!IO;N' OIF SilTEl AIN'D 1 isiaHiaoiJus. 1 -After dinner an, inspection oif tihe neiw .site in Jo Hie .street wais made which has- been levelled and terraced at tihe top end for the school site, next 'to 'Briuce 'Terrace. ' The lower end will 'be' used as a playing area and there. lis room for a cricket and focitlbaM ground; foeliow- the school. The site :a<!(so includes the old! Hospital' buildings* and the ol'd vicarage and there will foe room for; tennis courts or has'ketHbaiili courts on the ground as well'. At the Primary School Mr C. A. Young accompanied] the Minister through the! school! and an inspection of the grounds, was made as well. At the secondary school the Minister add'ressed the piupiils on the functions of Parliament: and said he hoped to provide them with better play ground facilities.. . j ! 'DEPUTATION AT COUNCIL | CHAMBERS. | •The Minister then met the deputation ait 'the Council! Chambers, His Worship the Mayor, Mr F. 'Davis, presiding. The Mayor extended a hearty I Hill 111 B I 111 11 111 II I ~l j