AN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1473, 28 June 1912, Page 6

AN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

■■ bequest;* .. ■ ; ?,(By-':Teiei;rapa—Special CJorrespondont.) ■„■. i 'i-P'*.''':',%:x.':' -- ; :..' :! ,. Auckiandj Juno' 2? . ;. ; is|.Dr.^;.C.',W / .M , l)owell,'a membrr of •: tiiqC'Vuckhmd University l Colk'go Council, ;iii,'cbuyersation with <v reporter referred ■ .'to. tho '''magnificent gift of funds to estabflisli; a , Chair of.Agriculhiro from the late ■JSiriJclui; Logan. Campbell,to, , , the Ajniver- ■: i.sil'y...Cqlloge.. : lri tiinoito come, ho snid, this ; - , spleiKiKl-..fcmiest;V.'oiild:.lielp hvjtho direc■s:.tioiv.pfi;fn'lfilliii|{ on» of the most pressing ; v.iien(ls;iri' : thc 'Aiickland provincpj namely, ' -'tJio'establiVlinibut of'air agricultural «iJ•L f lpg6*?ou'ilhoVliii«"of Lincoln in Tho -latter, oollege admirably '■'served, tho-nceds of tlio'Soutlv'Wand, and .-siiclrl'ii.'oollese in; tho North Island."was '■.badly: needed. {'The establishing , of such a ■■.colk>go; : ;.would'-:mean'tt' great deal touni- ' vcrsityjworkVin ,,, the; provin.Cßj.of.... Auck-"landij-.^f^.fp''4,.'-: .'^'■"'■'''■■.''Ai'-,'" ■ ' k;. Anothor-.'gehtleman who" is intimately 'connected with uuivers.ity work in Auckland iaidthat Sir.'John Logan Campbell's .-bequest of:.£20,000 to establish a Chair of ..Ap-iculture'iii connection .-with the Aucli■'.land University College' meant'a. great ■deal ; tb"'tho'North Islnud,' tlie'Auck- , ..laiid'proi'incb in partinulnr."; ".■ ~.r> ' ■" v'-."A'iu experimental-farm," bo said, "will : ; be absolutely necessary in connection with ithc'Cliair. : It is .likely.Uiat tho Govern- ■ m«iit'.'wiil-«ssist ; witli',«"-g:raut of land for .the. pi!rpose,.;.> ; A :,, site- ?liould bb secured .'iwitiiii easy reach-.cf-Auckland by tram or ;.'rhihy«y,?so. that -the students might avail instruction .obtain■;etl'iiv.thciTJ:niVcrsityi'Collegc,'' and ge.f prac..ticr!l,,.fa3'iniiig';expoiienco at tho experi-:me!ita!;farmy*:':';jC':;.K";;:f--.if. ■?■■..■ -. ■■■"'" for'the form ; ,t6 be;\nthinVeasy'.reaclf. of. tho. university, ».he.taui:;L"Lineohi. C<illeKo'has'.adniittedJy suffered , owing: to. difficulty'of access from I'.Cariterbury.X'plleßc." , ". ,- "" ;'.'-Si ; ; .■' .•ji-Rpferriiifr'-.to. tha 'financial aspect of tho j((iicstioiii>:of.-;establishiii(t aiv experimental ifarinUn-'connecßSfi with tho university, ho rsaidVtlia'tJirej-e. would -probably ba a larg-o iyc'a'rlyJcbsf-i'mjma'iiiteiHvnce'. As afjaijist a. , farm , would un;<!ouMedlyi..bringoin= a;-, certain 'amonnt of tho Into"-. Sir "John J ; Lcgan^Campbe!l,:,?;liad.!'provided such u ■ spleiididtbequestj- for'.-...t ho ...benefit of. ihe ?iiad ■ , n6 :, . i doubt ■ that' the ' ;.fjpvernment:- ; .wpuldU!ii'ffely'assisfc in ciMy . I .lisliihs'.an7experimoiital i .farm ou.'ii proper i.foo(iii(; : . : in"Co!i]ftcl ion-yitb. the-Auckland .^l;nivc.riitj/ ! GqllDge;>. : ':: ; '.;: ; -' :;:■'->'':' :i- { .■-,-,. *