KINDERGARTEN WORK

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 93, 19 April 1940, Page 8

KINDERGARTEN WORK

DIFFICULTIES FACED. FINANCIAL STRINGENCY. The difficulties of Iviancing kindergartens in the city ore outlined in *thc annual report to be presented bv tho president. Mr. J. A. C. Allum, at the annual meeting of the Auckland Kindergarten Association on Tuesday. "It is sincerely to be hoped that means will l>e found to enable our work on behalf of young people to continue as heretofore,"' he says.

In the report, it is pointed out that the Government capitation grants received during the year amounted to £1817 ].")/(!. as compared with £20b'8 for the year ended December 31. 1938.

"Owing to changed circumstances we are finding it more difficult to collect the necessary funds to keep our 11 free kindergartens working."' the report i\mtiiiues. "Many (if those who used to help us arc not now in a liii.nicia.l (Motion to d<. so. Towards the end of the ye<ir three kindi'rgarten committees did not have siilliiiellt money to p;tv the salaries of their teachers." The council, therefore, launched a special appeal. :in<l by Dei-ember SI had raised £77 14/. Since then a further sum of £t>4 1/ hax been raised as a result of this appeal. A special committee, under the chairmanship of Mr. H. G. C-ousins. has been set up to consider the possibility of raising an annual amount for use in helpiog kindergartens in financial need."