Delays In Building Grants Criticised

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32252, 21 March 1970, Page 12

Delays In Building Grants Criticised

Who was responsible for the unusually long delays in the approval of building grants for schools? Mr A. Manning asked at a meeting of the Canterbury Board yesterday. Members found it difficult to explain to school committees why there should be delays at all when work was on an approved building plan and within the estimates, he said.

At present grants were cation (Dr K. J. Sheen), who awaited for two classrooms at was to meet the board yesterTai Tapu for which applica „“ ng L wo “* d wan ‘ to .. , .... have the matter discussed tn tion was made eight weeks private meeting ago. As a result of the delay, He said he wanted to find he said, a class was having to whether the delay was the be accommodated in a church responsibility of the Minister, ball, where toilet facilities the Treasury, or the Departwere inadequate ment of Education. Mr Manning said that the, The chairman (Mr A. S. continuing delays were affect- Murray) said the answer was ing intermediate schools. In one he felt all board memone case approval had been bers would like to know, awaited for six months. The buildings committee reMr Manning said he brought ported that 12 schools were the matter up in public meet- waiting for grants to be aping because it was felt that proved, four of them being the Director-General of Edu- district high schools. 7 i