BULLER ELECTORATE

Grey River Argus, 19 April 1929, Page 7

BULLER ELECTORATE

MINISTERS INTERVIEWED. WELLINGTON, April 18. Mr H. E. Holland. M.P. (who is in Wellington in connection with the meeting of .he Standing Orders Committee) spent a good portion of Monday interviewing various Ministers, in eluding the Prime Minister, Sir Joseph Ward. Mr Holland’s first interview was with th.e Minister of Education, the Hon. H. Atmore, with respect to the latter’s projected visit to th e Buller Electorate and the West Coast generally. The date of Mr Atmore’s vi it has not yet been definf.ely fixed, but when it does take place the Minister is personally to inspect the Waimaunga preposed amalgamated school site and the dilapidated Blackball School both (f which matters were lengthily discussed during Mr Holland’s interivew. Mr Holland saw Ihe Hon. P. de hi Perelle, Minister of Internal Affair* in support of the Westport Borough Council’s request for legi lation em powering tie transfer of el ct-ic lighting loan moneys, and received an as surance that the c ause desired by the Council would be include I in thLocal Government Washing-up Bill. Mr Hol and also ingul that Friendly Socie its religious bodies and other public organisations should be permitted to conduct card tournaments in support of their funds. The Minister, whose attitude was sympathetic, promised t 0 give consideration to th? mat er before next session.

The Prime Minister, Sir Joseph Ward and the Minister of Marine, the Hon. Mr Cobbe. were also interview ed by Air Holland in regard to a number of individual cases at the Buller and Grey ends of the elector ate. M r Holland has been notified by the Minister of Education that he ha c approved of a grant for the provision of a shel'er-shed at the Taylorville School, and that the Canterbury Eduefition Board has been notified accord > n g'y-