FOR BOTH RACES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 87, 13 April 1927, Page 9

FOR BOTH RACES.

ROTQRUA HIGH SCHOOL. OPENED BY MINISTER. HAXDSOME XEW BUILDIXG. ißy Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") ROTORUA, this day. The Rotorua District High School foundation stone was laid to-day, the ceremony being performed by the Minister of Education, the Hon. R. A. bright. Xesbit, chairman of the school board, expressed great pleasure at the krge gathering assembled, and referred the fact that the block of land 011 the new school was being built had been donated by the Arawa race; the area of the block being 17 acres. The school committee expected in the near future to have to apply for an extension of building, as the estimated accommodation would be fully taxed, reat care had been taken in the selec--1011 of the scholastic staff. J| Ie Major (Air. C. H. C'linkard), said at the value of education was foreseen Y the Mayor when they set aside ls valuable endowment many years and whilst Rotorua was a Governthe annual revenue of ' had h <'cn paid into the Auckland Provincial education fund. Mr. C'linkard "ea t with the history of the fund, and 1 at ' as the result of a masterly marshalling of data by Mr. Hampson, ti e , offices of the Crown decided • a * le accumulated revenue, amounto to £10,000, should be paid to the 0 orua District High School fund in annual contributions. Hapara Te Lkuatua, on behalf of the , Ue ra p c > expressed pleasure that the fu , - 01 Arawa tribe had been Afin• * ( ' x P res& otl a hope that the aiio't 61 Vou ' c * favourably consider refer 8 " mac * e the school committee 01lj . B ra nt to equip the school and lav of V* grounds - asked the people mat ° lla to support the school and minion ° ne ° f th ° fmest in thc Do " R- A. Wright who . greeted with applause, said econJ 3 ! , sported to be an Waste \ hut was °nly where be proud f °m" v llng P eo P le to on their 11 Vi e . cfiort now being made In rpcr , 111 t' le Rotorua district, grant °f t 0 the ,( ' r l nest made for a «"<! I«y out the school C L l "', I' 1"" "1 «» that !„■ (\r>ni % to grant £170. l« iri « v mem. «Uch ' ' A ™ Wtt bad given 1 magmiicent endowment to the.

people of Rotorua. The Government considered that the building, when completed, would lie a magnificent one, the cost being £10,04S and the area .'SOBB square feet. He also noted that the endowment was donated by the Arawas for all the people and for no particular race. The Minister, who was presented with a silver trowel, declared the stone well and truly laid. (Loud applause.) Mr. F. Hockly, M.P., said the Minister had shown special qualities for the position lie now filled, and lie congratulated the board on the appointments made to the staff of the new school. The ceremony closed with cheers for the Minister and Mrs. Wright, the Mayor and Mayoress, the school board, and the architect. The singing of the National Anthem concluded the proceedings.