Palmerston North Offers Site For New University

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28897, 18 May 1959, Page 7

Palmerston North Offers Site For New University

(New Zealand Press Association)

PALM. NTH., May 16. An offer of 25 acres of city counS ll property north of the Fitznerbert bridge for the establishment of a university at Palmerston North has been made by the city council to the Minister of Vacation (Mr Skoglund), who inspected the site this morning. ine council’s offer has been because the local authorities jel that the five acres in Grey “toeet already recommended as a to would become congested with.few years, and that its Quisition would cramp any exof the recently-established of tk rs colle 6 e ’ which makes use on I? e Prefabricated classrooms ® the site, and also the sports &ound. in? 6 s * te offered by the council wv? es . the P resent transit camp, ypT* s due to be closed this si , ar - « borders on the eastern aI ® °* the Hokowhitu lagoon and Chk gSlde the Hokowhitu Golf . b course to the banks of the river. A decision to offer the site for university was made yesterday thA< 00n after an inspection by Mayor (Mr W. B. Tennent, the chairman of the coun-

cil’s reserves committee (Cr. J. A. Colquhoun) and officers of the council. On his inspection, the Minister was accompanied by the AssistantDirector of Education • (Mr G. Ellis).