EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
DISSATISFACTION AT NAPIER. M t Ad [by: TELEGRAPH.—PRESS /lSsooumw.) M NAPIER, Saturday. -% : A meetikg of the Education Board »-A ceived a letter yesterday from the Director of Education, stating that the Napier main school is to be built on the eld site, and is to accommodate an average of 400 to 450 pupils. The letter vJas described I as a thunderclap by the chairman, who. pointed out • that the. Minister for Edscation, the Prime Minister, and representatives of the Education Department had all refused to consider building; W$ the old site, owing to the lack of space. Mr. J. P. Thomson moved a motion to the effect that letters, 'be, sent to the Premier and members of Cabinet expressing indignation at the unwarranted delay | and tardy behaviour of the Department in i pealing with this urgent matter, and protesting against the school being bnilt on a site of less than ty acres. Durbg the; ; course of the discussion on this natter, the methods of , the Department were much|| criticised. It was decided eventually to send a deputation, consisting of as many',. members of the board as possible, to Wellington to wait upon Cabinet early'.; next week.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16824, 15 April 1918, Page 6
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