DENOMINATIONAL SCHOOLS.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 October 1921, Page 7

DENOMINATIONAL SCHOOLS.

QUESTION OF BEING RATED. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, October 5. A protest against any attempt to impose rates on denominational schools was made by a deputation representing the Anglican, Presbyterian and Roman Catholic churches, which waited on the conference of the Municipal Association of New Zealand to-day. Dr. Gibb, Father Connell g and Mr. J. J. McGrath were the speakers. The president of the conference, Mr. Wright, M.P., said the delegates had every sympathy with the churches in their work, but he desired to point out that local bodies had found that there had been a gradual encroachment on the revenue that should be derived from rates. There was no desire on the part of any local body to do an injury to any private school. The conference, however, would give the matter every consideration. Later Mr. Fletcher (Christchurch) moved that the Eating Act be amended to provide that properties exempted from rating should, be exempted from the general rate only and should pay all other rates, the proposed amendment not to apply to properties used exclusively for religious worship. Mr. Fletcher thought that church hostels and boarding-houses m connection with denominational institutes should pay their

fair share towards lighting and water rates.

The taxation of schools remit was carried on the voioes.