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FOUNDATION-STONE BATTLE
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WANAGANUI, 4th December. The foundation-stone of the new Technical Collego Hostel was laid in Wanganui to-day, by the Minister of Education (the Hon. H. Atmore). The ceremony marks tho close of a somewhat humorous episode which has been referred to as the battle of the founda-tion-skmes. On the eve of the last election the Right Hon. J. G. Coates laid a stone, but his party was defeated, and Mr. Atmore, with.the reins of office in hand, altered the plans to give a more pretentious building. The question then arose which stone was to be laid, and the majority of 'the; Board of Governors decided to favour Mr. Atmore, and there developed wordy warfare in the Press, which has been definitely: settled. Interesting exhibits at the ceremony were the two plans for the, original design of the hostel, and the one now in course of erection. •.
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 135, 5 December 1930, Page 14
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