INSURANCE OF STUDENTS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20198, 28 March 1931, Page 14

INSURANCE OF STUDENTS.

»;- 4 : *■»• -— ( ' THE TECHNICAL ' COLLEGE. The-question, 6f eicifatinflrag an,, jnanr-j arice on the 3000 pup^8 r of 1 the cal School war raised by the>-pisnGip4ijt,* Dr. I). E. Hansom at-huifc night's meeting of the Technical College Board of GoVernoiß,; Dr. Hansen stated Education Department had been written tb on February 27th, and two telegrams had since be£n sent, but no reply had : been received to any,of thestf/coi#-" munications.; He had hoped to - have' had some definite information on thfe point, , whether the JJeiiartmentj shonlfl take.- the .tesponsibility,. or whe^e^thfc 'go. ton the insurance; * "i- - Under the existing'policy th'e. MOO pupils* were' covered by a premium of £22 lOiS, paid by the Board,-aiid this allowed, £SOO as a maximum for 'any one with a.-total o? tor a jfear» "The' insurance tiffeted alternative premimtts' ofWll'fis for .'amounts of £IOO and £IO,O - respectively, and £lB 17 a fed £or£"&so and £low. ' The Boafd was'liaWe for any accident arising from negligence on the part qf the staff or ,anyfault of the equipment. '' One' or two small amounts had r .been paid in'the past, not: theme had been the reSuljt of any .fault of the College, nor that the patents of the pupils jhad had any real claim in a Conrtof law, tttat that the position had been Tint to the insurance CompaaV, and the olaimU Tmd been met. The Collage was,not able to carry the risk,of .feos bejtngcovered ftiWiiist liabttlty fbrs'cetdent, and should be * insured. On the motion of J(r Roberts it was decided to continue 'the; insurance on the £2|s 10s £>rsmiu;n. / x „. ''''' i?t * !^gs 'it zl