INSURING SCHOOL BUILDINGS
THE MTNTSTFK'S REMAKES.
(By Telegraph-'Special to the Star). CIIKIST'TK K< 11. This Hay. In the course of his speech at the opening, ~f ihe Addington school t.wliu the Minister of Fducation touched upon die question nl insuring schools against U.s by (in ami said ihal ihe matter had come up for consideration on many occasions. "Jt must not lie thought," said Mr. I'owlds, "thai the Department was guilty of carelessness in neglecting lo insure school build ings. The position was that (he losses ti the Department through tire over n period of years had been found In amount to quite cue-third less than the lowest offer which had been made to cover the Department's buildings by insurance ami until some insurance company or companies were prepared to come forward with an offer whicli wan less than the actual loss, it was manifestly the best policy for the Department to refuse to insure."
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Greymouth Evening Star, 4 February 1910, Page 4
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