School of Mines.

Thames Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 10453, 31 October 1904, Page 4

School of Mines.

—* — PROPOSED REMOVAL TO AUCKLAND. (Per United Press Association-) WELLINGTON, October 29. l A, deputation, of 25 South-era raemi -hers- waited on the Premier and the ; Minister of Mines last eveningl to ' protest against, the proposed 1 removal of the -OtagO' Miiivi-nig School. Tlie ciaimsj of Otago were fully stated, the Premier's answer being no'n-coni-mitital- Tbo question, has apparently not ,bee.iv settled yet, nor does it seem veiy likely to> be this session. • The Premier said that it. seemed, j taking thei number-of students:, that the amount the stilto'ol was costing th.c colony Wasi outl of pi'oportion fo the work done- Engineering' and nuning! went much more naturally together than was tho case with the special subjects' pursued at tho Ol'agol University. Guiterbury had not intervened beyond this that they said, "If you say thei .sahdol. is to leave Otago it should he iu-taroepted here on its way ■North.' Seeing that Canterbury and West Coast were closely botand ■ together, and would, be more s» si-9 when the Midland- .railway was cjomipleted, he thought Canterbury was inakiwg: out a. very good case, j Tho Goviernment had nol wish to interfere withi the Ota,go University oiits iSldiaol of Mines- Thisi lattei" could bo carried! on by the University if they desired, tint he- thought; they could not, and if they reduced expenditure on the Medical School they wduld cripple it.