MINISTER SURPRISED
CHILDREN DECLINE HOLIDAY VISITS TO NATIVE SCHOOLS [feT TELEGRAPH- —OWN CORRESPONDENT] GISBORNE. Thursday The pupils of th® Manutahi nativi school, Ruatoria, like their schookst much that they declined a holidaj. offered by the Minister of Educiiaon. the Hon. P. Fraser, when he visited the school. - It is the Minister's custom when visi ing schools to grant a day's holiday in"', honour of his visit. He usually asfc ' the children if they would like a holiday, end invariably there is a unani mous agreement. * Mr. Fraser went through the Bormat ■ process at th§|Manutahi school, notfyf.' • a moment expecting a negative answtf He first asked the children . would like a holiday, and an unexpected volume of noes. Mwfe surprisec\and slightly .nonplussed, tllC> Minister then asked for si show of hail® in favour of a holiday. Not one went; up. When he asked for those who dw not desire a holiday practically hand was raised. -~' J This was not the only native schoolwhere a holiday was not in general favour, for a few hours later found that the children at the HiraMfe rama native school were not s V,7*i anxious for a holiday.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23060, 10 June 1938, Page 10
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