SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
QUESTION OF INSURANCE. [THE PBESS Special Service.] AUCKLAND. May 16. The question of responsibility in case "fire in school buildings used for other than school purposes was discussed at a meeting of the Auckland 'Education Board. Jhe Puketaha School Conuiutt-eo . *rote asking whether the Board required insurance on buildings so used, particularly for church services. ' '-The chairman (Mr A. Burns) said «ie Education Department had called [1 tpon the Board to have the buildings > such circumstances. Mr King: There must be hundreds • I cases in the country where schools ■ fj re required for church services. We «0 not want to handicap the church " by requiring them to insure the building. We should ask the Depart- : a t"t whether it insists on insurance. Mr Burns said the Board would not 'squire buildings to be insured if serWere ' n the daytime, ♦l. • l ues^on °f who was to pay for 5® insurance was raised by Mr R. He considered it possible for the committee to make a small charge to . cover it. At present members of the , committees thought they either had 1 .'Bsurance or be personally responsible in case of fire, i; i j, l '® decided to refer the matter Department for a ruling,
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19312, 17 May 1928, Page 15
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