MR. COATES MAKES GOOD

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 62, 7 December 1926, Page 8

MR. COATES MAKES GOOD

. LETTER FROM WELLINGTONIAN IN LONDON Writing to a friend in Wellington, Mr. Len McKenzie, an ex-member of the Wellington City Council, writes We are back in London for the New Zealand reception to Mr. Coates, which was a great success. Mr. Coates is making good here and has been invited to appear at the London Rotary Club and the broadcasting station He made a very favourable impression in his speech at the Guild Hall, which was broadcast everywhere and met with favourable comment. Broadcasting is on a very large scale here, almost in every home throughout England. Sir James Parr has started well and New Zealanders pronounce him a success. He is already making some needed improvements in the office and the addition of some more New Zealanders to convey much sought after information would help considerably. Primary education in this country is much behind our own, and I was very disappointed at the business men’s meeting in Hasting the other night when I listened to their comments on the children leaving school. The schools are controlled by the borough councils, and there seems no unity of curriculum like in our country, and they still teach the subjects of early Victoria and before it and lack the 'modern touch necessary for future business life. Technical education is not common, and great improvement is needed in this direction.