AGRICULTURAL .COLLEGES,
DISCUSSED IN; AUCKLAND.
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Auckland, March 29. The question of establishing agricultural colleges in .New Zealand was'raised by Mr.'.Walters at a meeting of the General Committeo of the A. and P. Association to-day. 'The time .had ,come, he said, when lessons in agriculture should play a more prominent part in connection with educational methods 'in tho ' Dominion. Colleges might be established near the leading centres of population, where agricultural instruction" could bo imparted to boarding and day students. . He moved that a sub-committee bo set up to report' on the proposal to'a'later meeting. Mr. Garland, in seconding the motion, assured the meeting • that the Education Board would view the proposal in a.very, favourable light. :.■..... . The sub-committee, as proposed was ■'unanimously elected.
Chick-rearing .is not only profitable, but a pleasure, when yon feed "A and P" Chick Eaieer. It is a complete and pro-perly-blended food- for Young Chicks, Obtainable from.all,storekeepers.—Advt.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1402, 30 March 1912, Page 10
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