CANTERBURY SCHOOLS

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27125, 22 August 1953, Page 9

CANTERBURY SCHOOLS

STATE OF BUILDING SCHEMES

The building of more permanent classrooms at the Shirley Intermediate School to serve the growing influx of district children (recently the subject of a deputation to the Minister of Education) has been refused by the Education Department. The Canterbury Education Board was informed yesterday morning that only prefabricated classrooms could be approved. Other decisions about school building reported by the building committee were as follows: — Arahura pa.—Fresh tenders. will be called for building a new school and also for a residence later when a site has been obtained. Christchurch Teachers’ College.—-The department has approved the purchase of a house in Salisbury street for extensions. Hororata.—A protest will be sent to the department about refusal to make permanent additions, temporary accommodation being classed as unsatisfactory. Sefton.—Plans and estimates for rebuilding and additions being completed, the department will be asked for permission to call tenders. Mount Somers. —Grant approved for • prefabricated classroom. Timaru West. —Tender accepted for dental clinic. . Aranui.—Working drawings td be prepared and tenders called for additions. North New Brighton:—Tenders to be called for additions. Darfield and Inchbonnie. —Grants for bus garages approved. , , Stillwater.—Tender to be accepted for residence. Quinn’s Road, Christchurch. —Tender for new school to be accepted. Little Akaloa. —Tenders for residence to be called. Burnside road. —Working drawings tn be completed for new school and tenders to be called. T.vnton Downs. —Tender for residence to be accepted. Timaru.—Negotiations to be made for • new site in Marchwiel. Yaldhurst.—Negotiations to be started for additional land. . , Marshland.—The Minister advised that it was not policy to replace teachers* houses and there was little > prospect of qction this year.