PROVISION FOR EDUCATION IN OTAGO.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1183, 31 January 1880, Page 2

PROVISION FOR EDUCATION IN OTAGO.

j The. members of the Education Board waited on Mr. Rolleston yesterday, 1 to bring before him the subject of the Board's fuuds. The sum of L17G,000 had been voted by Parliament for school buildings, but of this Otago had received only L 21,500. Their estimates .for the year showed that L 43,372 was required : for buildings, and ! as the attendance at the schools entitled' them to a large sum beyond what theyliad received, the dppu r tatipn hoped to receive from the Minister an assurance that such wpuld; be forth-. coming. Mr. Rolleston replied that the returns from. Otago and other had not yet c.omo in, .'and until they were re'-' ceived he could not say what Otago would receive,. 'but .Government .meant to do ev.ery j justice in distributing tlie vote. Lf2s,,ppo liad fteien expended,' aftd the re-' mairiing''ljbi ; oo6 -W£ts' 'intended to Jie j allotted to tlie places where it was shown j

! that there were pressing wants. Of course, this amount did not apply to the present year. He hoped to bo able to remit thia to different destinations within a few weeks' time. At present an impression prevailed that Boards iu the South wero in'a befcter.positiori than tlieNorth ones, but tlikt would ;be-looked'-,into. The Chairman mentioned the* subject of a system; of retiring allowance's for superannuated teachers. TVIr II lleston promised that th£ Government would not lose sight of the niatt'er.'