AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13381, 2 April 1912, Page 5

AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES.

AUCKLAND COMMITTEE SET UP

[United Press Association.]

Aucktand, March 29. .The question of establishing agricultural colleges in New Zealand was raised by Mr. Walters at a meeting of the general committee of the A. and P. Association to-day. The- timo had come he said, when lessons in agriculture should play a more prominent part in collection with agricultural methods in the Dominion. Colleges might be established near the leading centres of population, whore agricultural instruction could bo imparted to boarding and -day students. He moved that a subcommittee, bo sot up to repoit on the proposal to a ~ator meeting. liir norland, in seconding the motion, assured tho mr-rtinr; that the Education .Hoard would view the proposal in a ""very favourable light.

Iho sub-committee as proposed was unanimously elected.