SCHOOL BUILDING GRANT.

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 February 1910, Page 4

SCHOOL BUILDING GRANT.

EXPLANATION RV THE MINISTER [BY TELEGRAPH —PER I'RESS ASSOCIATION'.] CIIRISTCULRCH. February 3. 'The Minister of Education at the opening of ih" new school at Additig-t-u. lepli. d ai 1. iiglh Io iln roc. 'it criticism of the Education Department. Referring to the reduction of th-ro-building VoleS, he said the too veriiment had paid over to Hoards a very much larger sum than had been expended on rebuilding;. If he was sure that the Hoards were saving up the money to provide for a larger amount for r< -building in the future it would lie some encouragement io secure -s carh as possible iho iviusi at. nioiit of tin- voie Inn as yet. he ha i not foun 1 j monies paid to Hoards since :lie sv. tein was adopted ; ml lhe air-.niils pendod, the ledgers of lhe Hoard-shew.-d i hat in 1907 ill r-- - light to have been a er.-.lit of f6!1.3,j. r ) and m 1908 £101.341. Taking all tin Hoards i! was shown that for four years i 904 to 1908 - the amount sp, nt was . 59.3 p.-r cent of the money hand--,! them for rebuilding purpos. „ A- to the withdrawal of capitation. Coverni men! eoiisiderod t hat as Ihe general a. ■ counts of all Hoards showed"":', balance I to credit at the end of 1903 ..! £2R j 000, the Hoards w.-iv re.-.-i ing suilij cient !■• m-i I Hi., demands of liei M-le-.0l ~ •.,,.-!'! . Re -anting th ■ I Kducati'.md C "j ~ ~,, , eh'ch lie said Was , ailed Io deal Willi I lie technical leaching side ~f education, Irom stale, men!, mad.- i.-garding grants, he was beginning Io ihinl; it would 1., necessary all a conference of Hoards to deal with questions of administration.