PUZZLING HOLD-UP

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 105, 6 May 1931, Page 11

PUZZLING HOLD-UP

A CLOSED SCHOOL

NO SIGN OF REFORT

(By Tolcgraph.) ■:;■ (Special) to ! "Tho; Evening Post.") )!•'! ' PALMKKSTON N.) This Day. ■-j ~ Palmorston's;big.two-s.toriod school—r ; Ceh.tilalf^whic.^)coJ3t);Sso,ooo;)to---3ju-ilil and;equip,..aH.d'!wlncli-'.was recently condenmed ;■ as ..unsafe ;)and,; ■evacuated,, is still!a)stprm;)ccntre..)-wAlthough seven wcekshaye.passed'sincc theevacuatiou ordol\was issiied,:,nQtiiiiig,has;been;done ,sp,;faf :tO;?tiie-ma|n)l3uiidiri^C,tho,-.(;pp 8lory;)of ;whicli was.■'.to.'-'liaye;". been) re-; moyed.-;-.;;;;;';:!;)) , :i^;.k;'/^. )!,))' :■)■-) r.-'-;:--:i' , At !a.; meeting: of..parents) .and), tho ■scKo6l).-"'boiiiihittce\ldst)-.niplit,j)'a'i--3ettQ i r; was '■.-read from the .headmaster;;'(Mr. E., Bary );declaring)th'at ;duririg;;thp;; seven, 'weclija'.; nothing.'- had been; dorie;'-tq,-.iC'Qn-vineq the sehpol'committcejthe.pareiits, the1 staff,! ;br^!thb.! children ''that ■ efforts were .being, made; :tq.rinakb. ;thb)school habitable: again;;:;:.;Mr):Bary/cpmmeivted scathingly .upbii-the-,present)conditions under., which 'tne.)chUdreh)were)being taught,-arfd;)a,skqd; the -'parents -VtoMin^ spect'tho-1 hbusing,;:ventilatibnj -and,:en-, ,vironmeiit!;.bf ;d;he ';different) mitke^hif t ■buildings.'-!!; !;-Tlis !wouljd;;:start;Ka )■ c<m) corted arid -determined ; 'agitation.-!,:; |.-^ v; 'HiThe;;;;ehkirrnani V:::the iEevy;,':^:':^1!).: M'A'rtliur/'said'it was puzzlingtto.'rknojv. .whait'ivas;the;reason for.;thb!:hpld-up.';';:, :;i -;K-,;GIEC))UMt.QCUTibif:;%dF,FipES'-)» )^) ; ;):;l-:))!",)-i::METHODS^)^);?;€;^;;));^1! ;; j; : A&3 Nash;!;M^^d'e tailed ftes intei'^^vieiVs:wi th'v-tM^Ministe'r...;b'f;;;Ed:iida.-;. 'VlKvreminded; tlib"mcetiiig)of)the, many,' ciiariiielsr'through: ;^yhiclr^ beford'any^denhitc; ;aetioh) ; wa's![:;ev(sr::;-tak'enjv;/'!,';l?irst;;;;:'::thb; Wanganui';;Educatipn: Bbard! Js;;;architbct; had made an) investigation!;:bf; the!^chpdl and ::had; repdrt ed !!tp: :rthb*PublicaWprks tlien ;repprte{l to! thel;Gbyernnient^Arcliiteot '■ of) tlie" Ed/jatipiirDep artmbnt^ ,;Wel-; liiigtbn,)and)Mi;k^tp';;,the,; Public; Works bbpartmbyt:i!i'p1prresontativo;fin); : th'iß';.i;di^ triet;;';EMally,')Mr;:;Anscbmi3-^^ for the^:buildingy);had)bcenS!asked:;;td inspceV,thb!;building.));)The:;;t; : Minister 'had! assured)thb)speaker-i-jthat ithat.^ii-^ spection:i;wbuld)bo ;.carried;;;:)outr)jimr inecliately)aiid';thatJthere jwouldibe)no :dolay)in'!haying;;;the; necessary and; alterations 'earned - out.,;;1;-,; 3{ ;.;,;:.V;i *;:Mr. Nash)!said:;the-;whplb)pdaition)was niostjregrettatlb) Central;; School: might be)claim!ed)tp) 1)0! !pno•); of)vitlib)!!iinest !primary;))schboh(!):;ih;;i.tho)« ;Ddminion.! Whether .'the)tpg!:; Wpu.ld: off :Avouid:be,;a: matter-for) thc)l3ppa!rt--. meat's ;|decisipn,)but!;immediatcly;:;;;thb reply: camb ; thb)-;wpuld:)informIth6iehair| man.;;'j;\..;,r;!;;-.-::!)\.));)'■;;););v;:;;l:|--.;=,,;;;;-,;.iv;: ■;■;;,;