MORE SCHOOL ECONOMY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18567, 27 November 1923, Page 6

MORE SCHOOL ECONOMY.

NO PRIVATE ARCHITECTS* PRESENT; FEES TOO : HIGt GOVERNMENT TO DO WORJJ ...J' '■■;■ .-■ '"■ [BI TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESroXDIiNf.] 1| , ; WELLINGTON. Monday. • Education boards and governing bodied of secondary schools, technical school* and rf technical high schools have received the following circular from the Director of Education :—

"Very large sums are annually being -S" paid as fees to private architects in con- -'*-''• nection with the erection of new schools. W$ and the extension of the existing schools some of the latter being simple and' straightforward in character, ior your ' information I may say that in conn'ntiott '-- with the secondary and technical school buildings, for which grants have been apV$S proved this year or which are „cmg $jf erected this year, the . Government have £ r to pay private architects' fees'amounting to £14,000. This very large sum relate* IW to only eight buildings. For various small additions and alterations the department will have to pay additional architects' Ww. fees amounting to over £4000. This method is very expensive and the Govern- '■ ment cannot see its way to continue it. It has, therefore, been decided that in future all plans and specifications will be preSired by the officers of the Public Works epartment. in consultation with the officers of the Education Department, and ■■' that the supervision will be carried out by the officers of the Public Works Department. ss "I have therefore to ask you to be good ; enough, where grants have not yet been - approved, not to enter into any further engagements with a private architect in this connection, either for the purpose of > getting working plans, etc., prepared if % sketch plans have already been supplied W* to you, or by asking for sketch plana & where new proposals are contemplated. § Under the new arrangement, every opportunity will be given to governing bodies to consult architects and other officers of ri s the Government department in order that they may express their views and take 'S part in a geaeral planning of the build- ;: ' ings. ~: if "When new proposals are to be brought before the department, the following m-fpß formation should be forwarded: (1) %*0 m statement showing fully tie necessity, for '; the work. In the case of additions to ' v existing buildings, these should include ''.• (a) a list showing the number of pupils in each form or class in each year; (b)'the m size of each classroom, and . the form i occupying it; c) the number of full-time 1 and part-time teachers.on the staff. . (£)• The board should generally indicate how a l , in its opinion new accommodation S.*;* best be provided. If, on the inf orttt?ikm -: 1 supplied, the department is of opinion that the accommodation is required at as jssj early. a date as possible,, the plans will &■ be submitted to the board for its final B approval." . '' /