DEFENCE AND FREE PLACES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 49, 26 February 1913, Page 11

DEFENCE AND FREE PLACES.

EDUCATION T> HP AS.TKLE iM T' S PROVISION. MR. A. '"■ lI<.XIG PROTESTS. j7._ ie!csrap£i.—Own Correspondent.) \'.TLT,i\GTO\, Tuesday. The ex-mrn-'.'Pr f r Mastrrton (Mr. A. •\V. Hoc? it..:,;.' a 'Tons [Toieat to-day s : tie W ■■' -hj'-jh Kdiication Board's inccuD , - sni.nai .l ';:i-:::;r rweived from I tie Education I»«j..irt.ra.'nt. which has j sent o> ti:o l'ovi m::::; bodies and prinripaU p? s.vnntlarv >■■'<■ o!s and tech-J nira! *!■■'--■ r :•.•■:■:- :1 ~ f, iio-.v, : _■•(; on . | dition' c ; ::•■.-■ p! ~,■ i,. : iurr — Dofcoce regchtions- A- .li'vr'L: :he lureo numbor] of boys V- .. ' :•:■: _ ; r. l- places und gd&'ar-''■■=. sranicil f.-'.m the funds of i the ft:'.i' '..>"■" .IT' , prohablv some to, >,(.:••.]-; :■■'■> r- .[• fail to carry out I the ob'ici" ■"? "• • ;ip'-n them under! tie 1 1, ■'■■"■•• • A - ,T - ! '■• ive. hy the tiirec- ' lion of ' ■ >!i:-i-t r of Education, to | ini.-:a ■■ ■.':-.:. :•' " ■■ '['ini.jn i.f the di-- '.':•' ~,,," !:• I vi :i frpp pupil • tho.i'A r,"'. ! - hiU ■." Ljo if the rc!]:iir"nipnt."> nf iiip Dofoncp rr><rul;ition~ arc no: ob*orvrd. :i::il to jcr.~''Ki'-' v t'-.nt in iniiiri- .n thr poriruli- j c / T-; :•- ii|i.'ii t■• < ■ ln.iJer.a uf free pin--- -■' ! -■': ' ' r - ; ' : '~ I' , - - m it:.-r w ill „.,..■ :.,.• :i.-.-.*-.ir\ .orv-id.-ration „..-:: :■■•• w..)i.i..-:s ; , tnnnr.. ... bo fn!?::i-.i." T>- !'•:•. r »•;•..- «i_ni,..l by A. | J. Auiirr- ■:. In<p-'."or-Ocncral of -oh ■■' >. I \\:.,;: ;. : - ovular had I.pen read. Mr. , H'.j-' il.-'' ! .irid iii- ijovirp to enter :i £;.-■':_" pr i ■-'- :i.J:v.n-l .ni>r.ion ■.;' thi ~ ; deS'-rip;:nn. Pefonvo authorities had; jj c , n in!iii-!n_ r runi.'bnient :>ftpr pi;ni.<h-1 Hi. : ■ on :''e yuunjr people of this comi- ; irv for vinl.ui.in uf thn Pefeucp tion*. Thr"!rjlu>:it t!)i' ionstii and iri-a>ltli <il thi> roiinu-y. and particularly] in hi- .::-:r ; .r. tli.-n- »v- ;> fi-eiin«r crow- j in- rnpi.ilv that tii—n Upfencc w-ula-l tior.f w>-r- - .iiu to : •■ •> "moss inferrjal] nui*ai)i"e." r- imto cumphiininp ' year? ;i :o '■' ■ t>•-."*■!; •■ \ •! ■ .iniointed | to icmeth'.nu liki- £20.").0i)0. iind now. 1 ;,v, year- I.ii.t. :m- I'sti'i! i ti-s umoutiiPil r ,. /4SO 01111. ! :i nd'H'.ion t>. that. t ;,,. r p «.is £:r,ii.i:n(l due '. .r t!ie Prej:l-1 ~,.,. .in a::,! a inuUrr uf over £100.UO-); nith re«pe-t to the n.ival subsidy. Tlii'j meant ■.■■it al! in a!l a -'im of £730.000 would bay,. T.i be- f.mml. This bug" sum was !ir too rre it for FUi-h a siruil! •ountn :i- >•"''■' ■'' ila:ul. where only in roiin.l fis-.ire.- wen- nape earners. This meant :i heavy tax of something like £3 or £4 per bead on e.n<'h adult. There wa? a ft-elin-.' growing very rapidly that '.he time wb< urrivinp when militantnrinins vull Live way tn enforced conBorrptioii. !!.■ <;'' ted thr oa~e of .t settler v.iiiii he Inul met on the way down, au-l v.':■■ .-oiuplaini'.! that all his men had Ijp.ii mnimoni'd for not c-arry-ins out tlu-ir duties. 'Some SO hnJ been -> ..t Oamaru for the same nffeao;-, while there was a sort of strike at tireymouth amongst the youns fellows there. On top of this ininishmeni. ofTenders were liable to be nnd here the Defence aiulii*riiie« wrre trying to interfere with E.Uuation. It would mean that if the I>urd acquiesced in tins memo many youn« f.-llows would be detained fr.iri .uglifying from hilher nil'.i.-al'nr.. Mr. It.,:::-: that the on.y TegreWl)le t"'"S tta » that tbe P arent = were" oft'.'!i the hprjtessors; vet the children suffered. Afier further iliscuseion, it \ras (decided tj receive the letti-r. and that the matter i'-I; lie referred to the Finance Committee for report to the Board. !