INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 May 1924, Page 1

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.

I’ROY ISIt IN FOR LARGER ORANT. WELLINGTON. May It). The Minister of Education (lion (.'. J. Ran) interviewed with regard to the alleged inadequacy of the sum allowed to solio! I'ommitri'es for the pur- [ use of keeping schools clean and lor •smaller expenses incidental to the sanitation of schools, staled that complaint hail been made same time ago tlmi in Die c:i'f of the larger schools lb* grant was not sullieient. As a result of an investigation bv the Education |li‘parl:n»iii a slntl time ago ii was found that tile grant was ample ia the of the smaller schools, many ol limit c.mmiiteos hating, in j‘a-t. considerable credit balances. He had. li.wov.-!. b elt imptv-id with the disabilities of 'nine of the larger

• heels, and a:-*••■rd.ingly had referred the matter mth 1 1 fiin'* Mim-tcr. witn a re.- nil that the (Vinel had made a special gian ol £)’•*'l’l i" a- -i -l them, distribitli ,ii t I ■ b'it in the hands

the Beard., which would still have the newer thev now possessed of adopting their nv. a scale of allowances, tin- practice being to leave a I airly wide (Ii nel i.. e to imw i! is alio- <-;» I o<t - The 23 9;. .'.ruled the Minister, i' to b" dit id 'd amongst the nine Education Boards in prop onion to popida•ani and average school mice dance it. th" varimi' di-’1 This w'oiks out as follows:

A'lrUhilu! ... in:-:) Taranaki ISO Waii'canui ... L’lll 1 tawko’s Hav ... -1 ■*» Wellington ... :ilo .Nelson ... I-JO (.'nnierlniry ... ol!0 Otay.o ... :iio Sotiililaml ... lOo