FREE SCHOOL BOOKS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 431, 13 February 1909, Page 6

FREE SCHOOL BOOKS.

ftJ;;;CIRCIILAR TO HEAD TEACHERS. / i ; ;.'.;'': (bt TBi,E(iUArii-ruEss assocution.) , . • ■i .;-■ 'fe;.,.. • .. ■ Christohureh, February' 12: .■'• ' l: :' The circular, is being- issued .by ItHesecretary; of theNorth'Canterbury Educaition Board to head teachers:—.'■'. :.}:■.-, ■ '\ j , ;;. "With; reference;to : free books forthe pre-' paratory/. classes' : and Standards > I. arid 11., and: the'grant .which the Education-Board has. agreed':.to' distribute,/on: the:conditions, laid' :down by .the /Department, I. have /to explain !that r the'/'amount: available m-'cach'/case .'is jbase'd-"on'the"'roll number on December- 31, : : insome cases the. number of'child■.reh";:for : whom books .were required on. the• re-' : bpeningi'of j'the';schdol?,- differs, from'the num- , ■ber'.omthe''Toirat/the ! end of :last year,'no idoubt i difficulty.-will be experienced 'by head' "teachers,; but'as /the f amount ! of grant cannot be'increased it; ; aiay' be. necessary 'in some .to/make a : slight reduction; per head iti. the: e)cpenditure. ■ Where authorised books fori.the: classes' in question. have already, been ■:purchased;-for'this ye'ar|-the expenditure, can bo taken'from; tlie,:grant, available., .and any: "balance.due'can-bo drawn ,, against later on. .Thegrant is for books only, which must be from the; board's approved list. The grant- in any future year will not-be suffi;.cient!to.provido.a new set.of ; books each year, ■'but'merely;sufficient- to : enable / the /head ieacherjto renew the supply at reasonable intervals 'and. to meet' wear and tear.".