THE HON. G. FOWLDS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1031, 21 January 1911, Page 8

THE HON. G. FOWLDS.

IIETIiRN. PROM SOUTH: AFRICA. • VIEWS ON "TOWN PLANNING." (By TelccraDlir-Prcss Association.) ■ Auckland, January 20. The Hon. George . Fowlds, Minister for Education, who represented New Zealand al;. the opening of tho first Parliament of United South Africa, returned .to "Auckland to-day, by, tho 11.l 1 . and-0. mail steamer' Mantua." He is accompanied by .Miss Fowlds, Miss May l'owlds;; aiid ;his: priv^te'secretary" (Mr. • Crow); JFhg; paytj? ■■ < jf.g.s mpt at the wharf by'Mr: G'eorgo"Fowlds, jun., Mr. G. H. I'oole, M.P., and many others. ■:'An'■ interesting memento of the trip winch 'Mr. Fowlds has brought back is a handsome medal presented to him -by 'the. Governor-General ,of .South 'Africa,' by. command'., of "'the' Kiiig: " Tlio late King ' Edward,' before'his death, had ordered that a. medal was to be struck and presented to all thoso wlio : Jiad,taken. 'dvcrseSrrepresentatives received" one-.

A civic .reception'was.given to Mr. J®ow!ds?thUi afternoon iii'tho Municipal' ' Buildings;'.anil. it> was ..attended by a vopresehtaiive'■ gathering." ;/ ii li., J.-liagnail),. who .presided,, Extended a very "hearty! wcl-. conic to!"the.Minister;"Janjl'-Vspoko :eulog-ist'.®?J)y.-'pt,'th(4suc6C;?s:;o£;,:!his; ,vi.sitf to 'Africa|fand'- ph"'o.ii "/t ho, cq pie' ■JoltMiv J."' 'H.;' Giiifsoii'; (present', of the 1 Auckland Ctembpriof'.Komnierce), and' Mr. A: J. Eiitrican:.(chairman, 'of,'the; Auckland Harbour -Board)}'"' both.: of " whom boro\ : testmi'9n.v,-to';tlio;'ability Jlr.-'Fowlds had displayed 'on- I his important ' mission. j! M^."'FowJdGi;-who was enthusiastically tlio kindness lie only" in South Africa, and State 'GoVerninorits'ih Australia;:-He referred at.' leiigth'!to'- : the friendly attitude", of public, men. iri"the -Commonwealth ; to'-. sv : ards.vNeiv r Zealand r and to .tho'godd' thatWould'bfe'accomplished by .tio'moyi, •frequent':•:ineeJing-..;0f rpublie;! men A fr6m: the, tiUtlyiiig portions ? of*the •Empir'e.'ajtd ;the .'.Motlici" Country. "6F\;allv tho,-. J a rgeir iowfls ?aiid: ( cijf-jes! "of" \6iyffZcjliJftnd-l'. %Pliat w_KS]i-:-'!p.'el; busy oil tho''qu£st'ioYl-:of ■and the pfoVjs&4 r fof^ajl^\iate? l^i!ffcSi J and reereatiiirj ground's •■%' thtf, great city that" is '■ "I think of .if. ■suburban lifnil ; five or ten-aero lots,' and' then being subdivided, iiito six or eight allotments to the acre, without an inch of open' space being provided for' the. children •to, play ,011 except the streets; To me; ;it;.'appears;. positively .appalling..when I think of the'filture. I quite recognise;, that legislation will be required to get ; these,matters ,:dealt " with- adequately, arid 'comprehensively; and I promise you' itrtqt ; X "will do all. in -my. power to per-; euadc my colleagues "to 'facilitate such; legislation."'. '.. ,/ -. . , ,