DAIRY SCHOOL SITES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 110, 1 February 1908, Page 3

DAIRY SCHOOL SITES.

, -tyORE : MINISTER!AL STATEMENTS. - NEW-AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE FAVOURED. • Vl'ho Minister, for Agriculturo has - been; making furthor- references to the suggested developments in the direction of: a dairy ' school,. a' North '. Island' agricultural : college, ;• and other matters. . • \ . AT RAETIHI — WAIMARINO CROWN LANDS • Our . JTeilding-.- correspondent .telegraphed last mght'i as. tollows; — - - Mr. \V.: T. Bowater, who is the Opposition .candidate for the Vaimarino seat, ■ returned . to. i'eilding . this:»morning- trom- Raetilu. . While;-at -that : placo he attended the ■ uan- •: quet by. tho members -of tho Raetilii: Progress Association to the lion: It. M'Nab and p^rty > Mr. .Bowater,:m conversation with ,tho •'Miiiister ) "pointod. out tho desirability, -of . laying aside - 2000 acres of the Munmutu .plains'and.looo acres of bush .land,in the Waimanno for agricultural purposes., - These areas ■ aro Crown- lands,, and; the Minister pror.lised' to-have. a report .prepared .on the : matter. - There aro-also large areas of' flax m -.-tho-'Waimanno; country,,.which the Government ;could profitably deal with., . . . Mr. M'Nab was asked -if - he. could say .when, ho wOuld .visit tho Foiluiug district, but ho was unable to state definitely when he would be able- ■ to, inspect tho proposed • Feildin'g ssite'.'for,.,the. proposed dairy: school.: Mr. Jjowater says the Jlmister was fav- • ourably impressed with the idea of. .establishing ;an: agricliltural collego at Feilding. : MARION SITES INSPECTED

; 'iho Hon. R.: M'Nab > (telegraphed, our >••••• Morton correspondent -last: panied-by Mr: . J;-vD. Ritchie, of tho' Agri- ■ , cultural Department, visited Martoil to-day, . and inspected the"three sites-'offered free to tho ■ Government by i thoMarton' Extension Land ~ Com pan v tor • tho proposed dairy' school. The: Minister , was met at tho rail-- - way station, and welcomed. to Marton ■ by : - the Mayor (Mr. J. .M'lCldowney), Mr. -ft. Iv. Simson (chairman ■■pi'- -Rangitiket Couutv . ; Council), -.5 tho' -members, ot jlho-;.- Marlon, -Borough Council,-Mr. F. Eurnell (Wanganui /Education-; Board),-. and : Messrs;'. Edward Newman and F.-'K. H. Urice, representing tho Land:Oompany.:. Mr.,M'Nub was mtrot.> duced "'by 1 Mr.-.' Iteiningtoii| - member. .for: -; ltangitikei, in . the absence of Mr. • Johni Stevens, M P. > ■ r,- '.The.party, were takch -to 'tho sites,' 0110 at; .'Marton-Junction, and two opposite-Welhng- . 'Von , Roadj Mn -Mr.; A.-, H. buteliffe's- motor? . car.---, Mr. M!Nab -was t'nen taken to Marton* . ■ Technical' School; .which was -ottered -to tho' • (iovernffieiifc by Afr. Purnell on.behalf of the: Education Board- pending the; erection of: ft dairy ■• school if Marton was/ • eventually .-decided' on- as\ the most convem-' eiit'-'oe'ntrd'for,; this/establishment.''-' ' > Mr. ■ M'Nab- mado lulL inquiries,- which Were readily answered by Messrs. Nov.*man : • and Bnce, .'.Hut ,'tho: Minister preferred -to', -..visit other ".sites offered before giving an '. expression -of - opinion. - • The Minister said^ • •■- the' first' essential was to get 'a sufficientsupply of. nulk without interfering with tho ' factories in';'the district.;' About •• 20,000 gallons, would bo . required ■ every-year, and supplies wrtuld be bought at' tho -samo , prices' as those recc-ived . at the. factories.. ■-■-■■-;■• ■■ - ; Mr. vNcwman-replied that' there would be little/difficulty '.ingetting'.a. sufficient'supply ./ ■ -Mr. Brice/ on behalf ot the Marton Kxten- . Vgipn'.'ComjSny/'saii'ttftrsite's, offered-were in. ' the centre of a good-tlairying district, 'and ' accessible ibv.raili from - eyery.-.point. , They : :'could'get.a';gooflsupply/of water, cither fr.nni. tho-Railway'Department or from tho borough' supply. ihe land, offcred"nvas valued ■, ■ soi! i :)vbuld'.staud..conti i nu-.; oiiS: workinc;; and was not likelv to be ensilv, .iiijpoverishtfd.....Largo/holdings were;, shortly. .to bo cut-up for dairv farmn. .- ■ i : . .jMr. 'M'Nab returned thanks for. thom- , formation . supplied, and then left T)V the express tram tor ■'Wellington'. -