FULL SUPPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 83, 9 April 1929, Page 8

FULL SUPPORT.

MASSEY COLLEGE EQUIPMENT

GOVERNMENT'S PROMISE

£S«.UOO IX XF.XT TWO YEARS

< Br Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.>

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The Government desires to see Massey College properly equipped, and it is prepared to find the money. This was the answer given by the IYime Minister to a deputation, representative of Auckland, Palmer-ton Xortli, and Wellington, which waited on him and the Minister of Lands to-dav. The chairman of the College Council. Sir George Fowlds, said rumours had been circulated that the land purchased for the college site had cost too much, and he assured the Government that there was nothing whatever to justifv such a statement. The site selected was a. good one in every respect, and, while formerly Auckland and Wellington had been auxious to have separate colleges they had joined in the proposal him to centralise upon the selection Jf a site which would meet the requirements of the whole of the Xortli Island. In replying. Sir Joseph Ward «ai4&hc was of opinion that the location ofThe college was a good onp for the whole 1 country. It had been a very wise pro- ' eedure to choose one centre 'awn v from 1 the big cities, but within casv distance 1 of those cities and of the settlers and i every class of the community. Palmers- i ton Xorth was very suitable in everv way, and for this part of Xew Zealand I very central. Unless the college was properly « equipped, it would not to a very lar-e < extent carry out the duties which it was intended to discharge. If, as the deputa- x tion had stated, it would leouire r £86,000 or £87,000, spread over two 1 years, to do the work, he would provide d Sir George Fowlds expressed «atisfar- t t.on with the Prime Minister's re.dv" .i lhey had authority to carry on wit'h i the refectory building. It would be a n tremendous advantage to them if thev o SSUwIL BderS f ° r two bu ''<iings v together and .eeure outside competition, t