SCHOOL RIFLE RANGES

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14143, 19 August 1909, Page 6

SCHOOL RIFLE RANGES

THE GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY'S ___

' CONDITIONS OF THE GRANT £StS A notification to the effect that the Min% - i ister for Education had approved of (he ' v principle of the encouragement of minia- , > ture rifle ranges was received at yesterday's meeting of the Auckland Education- - Board. It was stated that a subsidy of £ for £ would be given in regard to each ' range established, up to an amount to be v£

determined in each approved case. It was impossible to devise a plan that would suit all cases, as local conditions had to 1 be carefully considered from a safety point' H of view. Applications should be forward- ' ed through the Education Boards, accom- tX panied by a rough sketch of the ground showing the position of buildings, fences ' { etc., on the flanks and to the rear of the ' proposed site of the target ; also an approximate section of the ground from the 1 firing point to the top of the hill (if ;in v) '} behind the site of the target. The length' of range should be 25yds. It should be' •••'

stated whether the site was on school property, and, if not, what arrangements had! been made for the use of the site. An,

estimate of the cost should accompany the.' ' : application, and, on receipt of this in-'

formation, details as to the description of l the range required would he' furnished.

The Chairman (Mr. C. J. Parr) said ! .' " that the establishment of the ranges, wherever possible, should be encouraged,... *■ The inculcation of the principle of preparation for bearing arms, not in an ag. gressive but a defensive spirit, should be* > fostered ,in every possible way. , ''

It was resolved to bring the matter " ■ under the notice of the school committees, and to express a desire that they should take advantage of the Government's offer ' as far as possible. '