THE PREMIER.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7677, 9 April 1903, Page 3

THE PREMIER.

VL\i KI-DDON ATWABIATE

[Fro si Our Cohhrsfondent.] WAIMATK, April 9. Tins morning tlie IVonuer insivx-tod the Waimate State School and Roman Catholic -School, and granted a holiday to the. children r.fc the State, school. A deputation waited upon the Premier in connection with technical in.-. I ruction. Tho Roy G. l^uclay .-1.-tU'.l that ciasxes had btcn eK'ahl'i.-hr-d and wore atteioVl by nbrmt or.c liund.vo'l. The school buildings, 'however, were unsuitable and no reply had been received from tlie Education to tlie request for small speuiiil buildings. The Depar.hn?nt wa.s very sluggVh, and tlie district, tvould be grateful if the I'rc-mier would- stir it up. Replying, Mr fie.-dtm expref-scd his thorough accord w:th ilie priiu.-lplc of ihe Maniuil ai\l Teclmical Instruct ions Act. Tho South and North Canterbury districts did not serin io be aware of what, v.as filing on in other districts, and showed an inui.vnai diflideiiLO

r;nd modesty. (If ihe £8009 voted for repairs to the s,:-lionl buildinys Tnrniinki and Auckland had asked fur and obtained their fisll sharo, while the. south had not asked fen- any, ami this in «pif« „f the fact that the Kramer School, for instance, was very •small and the parents were- complaining of its being, cramped. Tlie pix'sent application woiilii be favourably recommended. The matter "must, of cr ; ii .•*>,• be dealt with by the Miniver of Kducation, but ho thought lie could proniisd that the grant' would be made.