EDUCATION GRANTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 744, 17 February 1910, Page 6

EDUCATION GRANTS.

IrSJSSf Wy4?Telej^apii;-Press^ssoclation;K : y ''|s^(iU : ;i*"Bf n '-..i n the' l figures'.adduced" by" tlie' to \ : justif y^tho.' , :;;ini: : 1 :with;''.th^ Aegr-ets. ithaKfthe \\. r"f|ift»-Hv::;Miiiisteri,shoulu .'-'liaye■ deemed it rieces-.'-! ' isg>S§ ; ::!j;MiXiio aeduce? v ■'■; ?'ffi| W'S : - 'S. I !? n .^by, , 'goVlarge^.an.aniounthntfibut •'.'■ fiSSSsV^any>p^ipr v ;ihtiiiiatibii, vand iait-er,' the ;i. teiSp^<^^9R^fissh'ad>enteredt'ugw-obligations; : ;: Sp^-i y:' ; !;!lielying-. : un'on t .tlie' maintenance:,of Vtho ■ [C'sj-)'•-v: P-fiPciple -laid .'down- by. pJS-«tSfty ; :GtHnmjt(>se: of -the' House '-,' of; ;R«p're- ■■■; 190i/"adopted'*>by.; : thej;, KJjj-g.wKi'Minister;-."ana.Vuntil-now/acted 'upon. : -" tyt|?SvP;Jv Th^f;,bpard-; iregrets:yalsp;>i that- , ihe .' fesi'SV: 7 . -'{Rlijjister;does liot.'fully'appreciate;the'.., i^K\S^:,\J;^splute'.;fnec?!SsityJ;for^bpards 1 . pv'^S^Kf^y^n'.ansassurcd-finance'in:6rderifhit , %^j avoid recurring financial,;. |^3?¥; v f^eiibarrassment; i te;'j l ;r:'-:\,':wijl'be.'gladito receive .'assurance .'.that;'-'-' K^K^i , >'th*e ibuiiaihg grakt;'. 'reinstated ' - : "upoii'.^th'ev'.'basis/vlaid ;,-.- figi ! jij*ffc^;dc(wn>by;jthe Education:Committee/.' }'■„ "J-if'.'i:^''onds h ; ad' i been : cut;.'dpirn';by from'lo ; 'to'' %!?&;■'!■ 50" P? r ;. cent;; v aiid/;in ; ''oTder: to:. justify. this, ■ |^y,j^V™* ! : ,se*ries;; ; ;of |^^?p'cqn'uection/iwittitSe.subiect/' ; Mr;':Ebwiay fes-i ! -^v' l a < ',vStateaJth"at p£ ! -Vpasti;': four; lr^i S ';|'years^?w4st%reater.vby^ 1 ' ; |Wyf?. v ,;'.expehdi tiire ')for.: ; the')pre'ceding-,four. years. Mitchell : pointed Tout-^irst;; ithat' !v^\ : 'a: t he'iTublio ! iWorks-Jfand-;yas'"not,:at;-all; VSSsJrJ :;of. :;and^of"everyTsWUing (■ it' :;was, %Riitssvdirec.tlyifuhde'r,';the'.'jcontibl-of the:Minis-. B|i:*??iK;'t9r.'J^?He , '':,had! .figures, ; gleariedvfrom'':the. 13:-'diiferent, : bpards,i fgvjSJiiwhioK-jshowea : fe'^.^S K 'epelat.;-aUv.that:'ipa^'d ! :^^,357;195.; ry{;lfcf'V eluded?mbney;spentron;, iigii:,fiV"which;:wore : to.the trant: > br.anch;tof;.edu-, SSs^!S<6aUon;'^^V:f^^;v.f:f^i!"..'-'^^ ; 'i.' ;^;y::-,i: :-''i W '■ thusi' ; .aiMance of - J%217,87S |*(ftss:K '''■">. r b : oXeiplained,;; and^pf'; ; that i; .balance,: Eiyi^>T ; tephriieal;'; <i :'Primaryc : schbpl 6!^3-.»S'ii's.boardsji£W^^ I niendatipn^in; 'regard.i to' : ; the "' expenditure:.; Ijr,;^!;--" 'sum's','. £^jS ; '5'. L I l^''f';h e se ifigures.;at their,. heads'.fpOhp, PSKufSP? r PO^!(he!^elwyed)jf^f': ; ;leading';';kthe, that' .the t ; bp'ards BK-xyij: anj: enormous .amount: of -.inoney-;: in, Jhefr' pi'PSf phands ;and/spen.tat;>That ;wus .the. .grpund Bi;^S'-'?^n'*Mch;.therßrant,wM" ipS^W:,. , :ln]U9o3 ;a'-.committee : '.of/the: Ho'use.;liad.' ||ri;rib#;adopi:e'd:the-:principle bf'ajlpwingisp.much Wsi'&'-' t ?-to>\ boards' for■ ordinary;,maintenanceiaha' so' couch,:fpr: reiiistatejment purposes;-: The' te'-ft , "'"' 'iprintiiple-i of \ maintehanco-was- based von: E>S'} J ; sthe 'buiiaings,. -land'rtlie'j'al-i p*ft.;;;.Y!ldwanp.e ( ;;fpr'-,:reinstatement; on;, the -age' of Ms'.oJ'tibuil^iiiigs:'!'TKui : .the amount.allowed:for.; £Stfo : a'!.;w(ipdehf buirdinK-.thirty;:. years' ■.■ old was IQ-^jii^r^cent.ii^and'ilpr^siichia; .building'; thirty:years old, 5. per,cerit..; c-feSg.! 1 Pijs-V>t creafipn -of.•a :: ,sinking;filttd,-,.out.;ofi.which. fl-S-- , i]f uny cbujrse/f-Alsp.; boards iiwere; ijfeW'f'JjiPrfSflped'ito,; fo %v£?i- *;f-w:liiol !;t"they:.could ,;Eayi : sp;-much ;; .tpwards, ter,<~i ■' tKe'i;i'jehansted?life':of ; ';any..building which tcfrftve;- yi?ars: "old;.the';allowanc'e;was;s. p;* ; ;flife)^pe , rvCfint'. s 2 ; i*fi^E&;teld'!aOT ; 'pai;tSpfi.,the-:building?grant f'|ja|ijV?.;;Ti;.as boards? of.r. the -.-.power ;.to. WvftS'.carryjflut p&%?! any/assurapefcthat "lie; jt'ould ■■•'■< iTheV.Ministeri'Had"'also' stated ,that' : the ':>%s& ijnißi s, gifen/ifrani'Hlie/Consplidated Fundi ■jiSWV greater\tbativ g^Si;:; l X- that:>,i;that';vgwas/i^largely:^-^due.v' v Ytp; ')''SivS-. tKe-^increased.'attendance-,-'.at. the :;schobls, BS;|S-ii aiid^theE.:increasedl;;:tapitatipn.A>-That l ; v^& l 'noittfi biUdingi]grant;;w.asibasea : iSolelyJ'on;:stlie; 'i'%|opl capital!-,costipf;'buiiaings , ; i,J ';The :, Miiuster alsoVtalangiiaway"'^soopV':from' : (gdj'-graht.rßeKw.as' PtSi^l«el?ng; .equaljse /bis. accounts -by.-.takT. |i£sßPs:SV;gpyerned : :;at^aU' by.', .the expenses;! ;ne:"was :doing,;th'at,; he pa'W-iwas'Jea'yingv'thejboards/'tp'fuMrtJe |i'|ts' ,, J?;i;'''' ; 'AJiptl}e'r,vpoih{.-.' I fras -worth'; considering.;' ji'fpf ft'®TOe. ; w!hple;of.-the '■ building 1 grant been ■' E^^!Si;said ; ;in : i^ecemberi :, l?oßi:^th';theiresu'llt v fS December, Jf'®.'i%Bl;-y'so/I;hat-;it -iras 'made^to'-appear'that. a'ye'ry_Jarge'.,Bum ; tp:theiV o"'i"Sv'iSMJtclieU) :i bdntendedi?:tnat;i this; was '■ done': ;J brder;:tp.ien;ablei:ttefMinisteftfc;6Ww; J.\?}P r ':f , ;'anV.apparept Vjustifibationsfbr ■ cutting ■ the- ■;'•.*:■;■:■'?;>}■! i';';r'.;--:. {-irj, ; >F?:taMy.'i-;i;Uon't;-tKink,.v though,:; that they;' f K'i'i .'. V '> :i lave ; the if presight s. to ;think; pf vth'a'fc' : -' •>. '-.'•■ was:the:fesult:

£& s; '}/;! anyway;]; and* it >' \y.as/sijpiifi rant -i.that -in α^iae 5 : of .-ctress, asUast;' : yrar.,'the. ordiharily''did. grant ?JSiftv?{■•Ti^■7 i !?B*K?.'>t that'-while t 9di iTJranfc was "taken, from *;;*jg,|l&;:c!ffimittees/iy,et,; , at,4;he/?anie a fcfe'i^:o--ilaTe^.:snmY\fM-tp,.be][spent;pi-iMe;!'6ohool» sij^~^V'"Mr;' 1 th'e : '>inD r tyir $&-£;&■-&: \:; ->S- : ]<i a:■ ■ p®i:.?iii^':tna!c';tte , :Waidsiwffle-tetrayagant/tne! K3:l'ft ßoard/Jad, spent drainage;.of K-ST'n'r;. schools; -whiph ;.was- compulsory, ■ end -had te s iE2oooV.wprth: of- Jsu'cfe work • in iand:' Had. jfrnpfcjßeen'-rfoi? the /fa'et.-that'.iptagp.. !»;£;■:&! pealj.te S'ifi'^V>i'ooar^;w6uldil»^iiL- , 'OTjm;,ag: l ij-vi/y-i.'thanufj-wnsiVS '■^■■J' , :•■■:■■'s•<:■■}'£,^txes- , --'- ■■' |tth'!K J rti;TheJnotioji.was■ cairie'd.;'.-vV. .'■-■■• r ; : 'i-".; I ''- , ' , '- :