Indian School.

New Building for Fijian Institution.

AT Vuci, near Rewa, on March 23, a new school building for Indian scholars was opened by the Acting Governor, Hon. A. W. Seymour, V.D.

The school was erected by the Methodist Mission.

Mr. George Sukh Deo, the headmaster, in asking His Excellency to open the building, spoke of the value of the edu cational facilities being made available to-day, and said that the Indian people were fully alive to the need of educating their children. The Vuci school had a splendid record in the past, as was shown by the number of ex-scholars who had trained as teachers and were hold ing many important positions in schools throughout the Colony.

When the Rev. W. R. Stedman gave a report of the cost of the building and the list of donations, much appreciation was expressed at the act of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company in making available a former “lines” building at Naitasiri at a nominal figure of £50. This building had been reconstructed as a new school at a cost of £252, making a total cost for the building of £302. The new school is 60ft. by 24ft. on buabua piles three feet above the ground and in the walls are 36 windows, giving splen did light and ventilation.

Over three acres of land has been secured and its purchase cost £110 which would be covered by the proceeds of the sale of the old school property, plus the anticipated harvest of two and a half acres of rice on the new property.

Towards the £300 expended on the new building, donations from Vuci residents and friends amounted to £50 and, with £200 available from the Mission funds, a balance of £51 was still required to pay for the new school.

After the ceremony, many of the visi tors planted trees. His Excellency, point ing out the importance of this, planted a tamarind.