MR. FOWLDS AT FEILDING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 144, 12 March 1908, Page 9

MR. FOWLDS AT FEILDING.

' , SPEECH ON EDUCATION MATTERS /■ <BY TELEGRAPH—JI'£CIAIi' I CORJtI!BPOI'TDEiN , T:Sj- ! ■ ... Feildjng, M>uch, 10i ■' .Ministerial!'.visits: -.to-i ■ aro-< as'liire 1 as those ot the .white. craijo, and: therefore ■.the 'arrival -; fot. EdncitibnV ,from; Auckland-.this :afteriioon; createdwiin--: usual -..interest. ; On_ v +he,;.anuvalr .o£<.ithpt 'esf, press. Mr.,-Fowlds Tdoiii»i<^l;\Solic!blV.€3q^^flS|i^s^" ■ taken' fijr district.': '■<<-V-. ,j '' -V!\h' i • j -To-riight; a banqii^'ivas?'lioßli' atl Hastie's; Hotel, attended' ,'riuttee and; influential-, I cisizpfi's,jMiy' E^.Gpod- . behcre' presidiiig.v'• " . Mr. • ])'. 'Y.'.'Letlibridge; ,M;P.y:f,prdp6sed:'tnetpasti!"The ' Mintetiy,'';'•#htb. , BSid^tiKSt^.'liisf intimate ■ led him.to believe'^tiiatithis*gehuemaiM\;aS' the best;, Minister'-'.for-'Education'?'''lie.' -Tiad' known.',' . ■; ■"-L-Yi'v J"j! -V:' , .'to, the. .Committee ; reception'! t -In. the: ■ course' ofivhis' speeches .(iaicl; that/.travelling, round New Zealand about 56, rchopbvijMMgvlift yl&fc: The trip wjiSiUnd6rtakeii:.iipij! ; th6;j)urno^ ; pf visiting Native 'schools. ■;-MouW.antv of;clean-,.: liness was. an accfi'satibn....brou&Kt' /against 'Nativo iscliools. "and lie ihent v ' The'\Natiyo;fschools; : llu these schools invaluable. workjViiSi,''done "on the' agricpltural l side?;' I; 'A"'great 7 .many/diliif; ''cutties had ,'.to bß''-sii?ttiouuted v befbre ,, bur educational- '.systenFwa'r'cbmplet'e. : ' -All.:, agitation was'':on : have; a'. Colonial seWer'lorvihfev'M^jftS.^i^aeliersi 1 Ho was. trying to : ''Svolve;a.''piari;that ; would. • secure a bettpr'"sySt&ri ■ of, promotion,.. aud |;more' especially in" Lpaid/ He-had also!been-consideringvan''aut'o- | matic plan for ischool-building.'^sm <n*S- . ' Wo-. .would ' nover,;shavoi'..'al _ satisfactory; system; until, it was/'jisspciaJedl^itKav,system' of local" rates.-- Whether for: adopting -this was, ; auptJjer quostioh; ; <-but ,ho -was satisfied .that the system, would. never be perfect until this, was adopted.,-;tt ; would ;be .better. for the.;; people ..that..;jvheii;; the , system of local government liad Vsufficfenfly | developed that' 'bo derived from 'Ideal 'rating: feeling' now" .that, every.' local ;bo; djr handling; .money shouldbe- elected'- a-.popular' basis; His idea of gbvertlmei(ifc'(ip\ild : bo a' system' that' wpnl'd : includb - '■ coifrg!jf aft^ely 1 largo'districts, and 1 leave ,inatters-"br.' minor' importance-to, smafler; bodies AX'-' "i '..' In concluding his; speech'jMr^Fofrlds' said ' the'- time is; coinihgiwiheii privileges.cthild l n'ot' be; held without'.heilig.,pivid fop^STlitirenvas' 'no tb'opping ; ofi.econoniieal,abl(Bsings ; '.from Heaven in these days'; qpqijflaiijt person'iwal getting /an.;undue,'; sharo of. prmligisj'thab share was labourer .who.-,contributedi^andj^deHvpd.yno 'benefit. .'; The ; /producers.'.; of., 'j&aUhcl should receive a fair, and' ecjii a I.' distrihutipii; and then they , might build-up. ,a ? :that would ,bo a. wdnddri Of; the., world-.! The ceroniony/ f 'p{/'.%eni)rij; #^''\finp'^new Technical; School, 1.30 p.'m.' ; ' r . V 'j' '. ' :; ■' ■ .; V,N.-ii'o* ;