CULVERDEN ESTATE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 235, 27 June 1908, Page 7

CULVERDEN ESTATE.

THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS. '. - Christchurch,. June 26. Balloting for sections in •' tho, Ciilverden Estate, began.at ten .o'clock; "' Sp'great. wis the crowd that it could not bo accommodated in'the Land Office; and tho ballot .was therefore taken in the Art Gallory;v;Th'ere ,werc 783 applicants for , 25. sections!'- v <■ V -Tho.results are. as follow:—- '•? First-Glass Land.' . . Section 3, 508 acres—Andrew J. ,Thompson (Culverden). Section 4, 393 acres —Edith Ellon Gallagher (Ladbrooks). ■ Section 11, 257 acres —Frank Travers (Culverden). . ; Section 12, 322 acres —Margarot .Reid (Seddon): '" v ; A. . Section 18, 228 acres—E., A. Black (Waikari). ■' . . , ■ - . Section 14, 378 acres—Daniel M'Gilhcuddy (Orari). ~ ... Section 15 t ,551 acres —W. H.. Dunstan (Chertsey). > . l Section 17, 516 acres—Ellon I .' Taylor (Softon). •• ... '• Section .19, 357 acres—lsabella Davidson (Killinchy). .- •, Section 20, 462 acres—John-Swanov (Te--muka). ■ "' Section 21, 629 acres—Michael Herlihv (Culverden). • Section 22,' 607; acres— Thompson (Christchurch). . „ , , ( Section 23, 558 acres—William. Austin (Timaru). . '.. -'' Section 24, 561 acres—Walter F:'>GTUobcr (Timaru). • .. > ' Section 25, 464 acres—Sarah L. Hunt or (Timaru);.' ;- Second-Class, Land. ; Section 1, 713 acres—Charles Davis (Christ- 1 ! church). - . ■ Section 2, 709 acres—Edward-Robert (Blind River). - ." .. , Section 5, 897.acros—D.,M. Byrne (Addington). .',, .' ;v Section 6, 736 acres—Ann • Jano Hampton (Chertsey). Section 7 —John Dunbar (Ponsonby). • Section '8, 1421 acres—Thomas - Flower (Blenheim). ■ ; Section 9, 1324 acres —Georgo H. Shame (Waiau). •? ■-- Section'lo, f56 acres—Sarah Butter (Upper Waiau). . ■ .. .... Section 16, 660 acres—Peter ■ M'CaJlum: Hamilton (Piako, North Canterbury).., Section 18, 654 acres—Patrick Kennedy jun. (Fornsido). . ... ' Section 20— W. G. PolhilL;(Culverdon)\ ' .

Third-Class t'dnd.' Section 27, 2892 (Gliristchurch). .•••*'•; ',i- : Section 28 —Georgo Henshaiw (Culvordon).' Seotion 29, 2103 acres—Alfred Fisher '

TOO MUCH RED TAPE.

COLLEGE COVERNORS w. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. . INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE. A month ago, tho WeUington College Go- . vornors, ; in meeting assembled, decided that the opportunity was ripo for an emphatic protest to the Education Department against tho heavy demands mado upon tile clerical staff, and also the teaching staffs at tho Collego, in endeavouring to satisfy tho requirements of the Department with regard ; ■ to tho -furnishing of what was considered to bo a needless number of official roturns re-i ; • forririg to the free secondary pupils attend-; mg :the.colleges." - . *. "Tho protest, accompanied by certain sug- • ■ ."gestionis: in the direction of a.more simpli- • ljj e d jsystom, was duly Bent; and elicited tho • following reply from tho Department:— Ili-'-.reply 'to your letter of June .2, 1 objecting to furnish tho overdue return of Free Places for Wellington College on • " tho'forms provided by the Department, ■ and making, instead, a different proposal, I have to inform you that unless tho re--..turns are furnished on tho forms pro- - ■ v scribed, .it will be quite impossible for ' .the Department to recognise the'corres-; ■ ■ . .. ; : .ponding claims for capitation. Tho De-.-. ; V ' partinent is .anxious in every way to re- ,.. duce as as• possiblo the .work re- ,... quired,, and with', this object in view a v . levision is now being made, but it can- '■ . n .ot in any case forego, its undoubted > nght 'to be 'the solo' arbiter of the . in- " necessary for tho proper : keepiiig:. of. its records." ■ "-I '..■'';: .' (Signed) W. J. ANDERSON, . ■ ; ... Assistant Inspector-General. ; ; •To this the Governors replied suggesting : that a reference register might bo kept -'sCv: those who had gained free plates, thus facili- ~ tating, the' work iof making out tho returns 1 asked'for. 1 Department- • then, metaphorically-"' 1 speaking, :arosp in its might and fell upon'< f.tnb' Governors." .'■" VI; " I liavo to point out," wrote the As- ■■- ; sistant Inspector-General, "that a free 'i ' . : place; is not \'gained' until it has been • v.'granted" by the''governing body of tho '■ -■ ■•.':SchooL.in'which it is to be held; and such v 1; ; 'X therefore alone in- a position V j,to furnish-the necessary particulars. The ■■ • ;■ :> - Department is. itself obliged to ■ keep a' .: - / : ; .. register of- all holders ■ m the ■ Dominion/ and it is largely this necessity' that im- V'-wiHl;" poses upon it. the duty of obtaining full . ; '■ . ■>■ j^and;-precise particulars in the case of -each individual. To keep a register ,or cM who in;various ways becomo qualified. ■ ■ 'i o .'i.ki.hold-free'.places (if this is'the mean'■rihg), would Do; practically v impossiblo, ■ and, even if that wore not tho case, tho -. 1 • >; Department has no authority to'ask the'' '' ": .' . - :'.Education Board to■ undertake the work" ; The forms in which you find so much !; , . • difficulty,'?- continued tho writer pointed- • . , ■■• ;■■ . . : ljv'"have for yeais past been used by the!, secondary schools of' tho Dominion vyAyitjiout , objection, over £20,000 being ■ : • -' paid , annually in capitation on the infor-, .r Vj -j ' .mixtion supplied By them, and what otherJi'-J i :;; stihbols'have: been doing regularly as parti'• - r of the' ordinary. couiso, Wellington ColJylegOj.i'it,. is reasonable .to assumo,', should ::■>l u ,' Utit find beyond tho limits of - its capacity •" : -. "■'''and convenience. I have no doubt that ; • - these things appear - irksomo to tho un-' •. ' :> ■' " 'accustomed .mind,' but the; matter is ;: ;V- - enougli for anyone who will : .".'.'take .tlio.-.-trouble, to understand it and ; : v:. . ,' Ymake provisions accordingly.". ■.. ../'.i. : /;,;;This .correspondence was'read at tho meet- »?■•? 'ing of. tho'Governors yesterday, and when the ■ ■ secretary (Mr. C. P. I'owles) ■ had finished, tlio Chairman'(Mr. A. do B. Brandon) smiled, j.: and bbserved: "I haven't concoctod a reply, 1 to the: last one, yet.',. Theso returns are lion . . ' .- a mere matter of a master of getting the information!'.' :'■> .. . Mi\ , Robert-Leo remarked that they- wero > ■"■• tpojlieayily;,weighted with secretarial work. :i- -~ had admitted that, r- Tho m-i.. : ...f-iv'. ■ : of; retu,riisi was,;ij iiydue;ito , tlie' great, extensionof i our.*s},. : : > Mucatioti system, with.its manual-and toch-'-\-'-nical :in3'truction,;.freo secondary education, ■■. , • ■ ■ ■. tiiousht that greater, sun-: . . . ■ :bo 'introduced .into tho pre-. ; ' ■ 'Bent system'of-, statistics. :-- - : . ■ - ;'-' .T M'.v. Iziird. said: ''Do you think it mse to 'cqfitjiiuo■ this correspondence? You never ~/• 4'iiow,i wherethis sort of thing will end, once v- :■ -you'begin." ;Ha suggosted a conference bc< ) ':tween tho'"Chairman of the Board and tho ' - ■■.' Jnspector-General. ■ : Wit- wals agreed,, howevor, to accede, under :. ■. .protest,-to,thb;.conditions of the present sys-..""..:• ?> >tera.' " ' w