AUCKLAND'S EDUCATIONAL WANTS.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9430, 30 May 1896, Page 8

AUCKLAND'S EDUCATIONAL WANTS.

(PRK-Sfi ASSOCIATION XEI.KORAM.) AUCKLAND, May 29. A de.puta.lion from the Board of l&ductUi->D waited ou the JMini>ter of Education in respect, to the wants of tiie diecries aurf technical education. The Chairman of the Board, of'.er welcoming the Minister to Auckland, liiiiijtefore hint a summary of the Hoard's requirements io r-gurd to school buildings. J)«Uiled lUle oi requirements upon tiie gol.ifkhla and country schools, town and »übu.btwj soimoln, nurt tta'Jhere , lesidencee, wore submitted Lo t,he M mister. The estimated cost of all tha requirement!! was stated as follow* :—Uoldfn-1-is £2000, country scliools town and suburb mi achoolo £3500, i«auliert>' residences in country distr.cte 52500, Hinount requited to msec liabilities in anticijiatiou of this yn.u'a grant £2000, making a total of £13,000. The Gimiriimn to the Milliliter I hat, the Eoaid did not ask for any inurii»B.i in the amount vf £'15,000, anmmliy voted by Parliament for fco'nool I'liailiuy- , , but that in the allocation of the grant mc special ciruumVtnnces' of the Auckland diatiiot, i.e., the rapid development of the golilfi-lia increasing the number of country eetll.j:uentß, nnd t>ie ieuUled nature of the -ichoulv, should leceivo epecinl conaid«ralion. The Minister, in reply, said it {jave him gi'eat pleasure lo meet the Doard. He would catcfully considei' the statements and eitbnntled to him, aud would .promise that they would receive due weight in the allocation of this year's grant. He could assure the liyard of hi* will to help to the fullest exteu't, but the chviins of all dietriuts mint be fully considered. MrUooper intiwiuced thejjeaUj**** of ■'Tμ' tt.at in Aitckland it vvell if the com()oueat existGalleTry^Hd^ttH^Btaiu ; ScKnbf'of * Arb ouald bo conceutrated undei* the Hoard or some other central authority, fie poiated out the alvantagea to be gained from combining; together the schemes of instruction in »rts and eciencas.