NAPIER BOY'S HIGH SCHOOL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 669, 20 November 1909, Page 10

NAPIER BOY'S HIGH SCHOOL

' :■'■:■■ ". .'-■ ■' ■■ ~rr—t* — ~—■• ■.■' ,; :: r :[[ ■'■■•■■ ;; :;.'.:;' "SLAPPiJD IN ! TEE PACE.'-';' ./; / '■ (By Tckgraph.-SDCcial Correspondent.) ' • •: , ' ■':.'' ' '■■■ Napier, November 19.' '-> Speaking.at the ceremony connected with the opening'of somo new- additions to the Napidr Boys' High School to-day, tho hoadmaetcr (Mr. A. S. M..Poison) F.aid tliit'tho new wing had been erected at a' cost of JU7OO, thb Board of . Governors having to find the whole of the money/owing to the*: Government refusing to assist.'. Mr. Poison added' that, last yebr, the chairman of the BpaTd pf Governors and himself.had interviewed- the Hon. ; G. Fovflds in' .regard to the matter, and the Minister had. promised tb ; assist, but he regretted thiit that promiso'had' not .been ''carried out. • If ■ the Board of Governors-matlo their case that of the "impof tunntp' -"iridow" Oioy might get their desire, even•• though 'they wore, met by an unjust 'judge. Ho' Lnd pointed out to. tho Hon.- Mr.-'-Fowlds that, in a town "of. ; r 10,000'people hkoNapier.ftlrje Government would havo had to provide a'secoidary school hatl therouot been one. The Boaitl of Governors liad saved the Government: nnytiiing from JESS.OM to ;.£SO,OOO, and '.yet,. bpcauso they, had helped themsDlves; they had been slapped in thoi face when they, asked. for assistance. It was not fair. : ;''... .'■''.■' ' ■'■■.■ .' : .'■■..-'••''"■.,. '■'.- .-■' ~ ; Dr. .T; C. Moore (chairman of the Board of Governore) endorsed /Mr., Poison's remarks; and said thnt/-probably.; tha fact , of the matter was ■. thot,■ the..-.GoTCrnmer.t. we're. hird', up for 'money..;^;- r ','-.-'-.V : -i v ; : -':-'- : '/-'. ; v./ ■.■.;..■;;;';.' •;.