SCHOOL INCIDENTALS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11828, 13 October 1916, Page 2

SCHOOL INCIDENTALS.

ALLOWANCES INSUFFICIENT. PROTEST BY" COMMITTEES. Tli<« matter of school n'lnwancw was discussed at a meeting of the Canterbury School Cemmitteos' Association held in the rooms of the Young Men s Christian Assoeidf.on last ovoinn-Mr J. Peverii!, viec-ciiainnan of tho East Chi;.-.i.olmroh School Committee, presided, and representatives were present .from the following schools: —Shirley, Sunnier, St Albans, Tticcarton, Spreydon, Somer field, Addington, E'lmwoocl and Waltham.

Tho chairman, in referring to the qacstion ot incidental expenses, stated that at the present time tho email schools were working on a starvation basis, and- only tho larger schools were ablo to pay their way for their actual requirements. When it camo to tho matter ci ! repairs, etc., it was found that, under the new scale it would be next to impossible to do anythins;'. One item alone--tho caretaker's salary —absorbed' on tho average £'o'2 to £7O per annum at the present time, am! other necessities appertaining to the welfare of tho schools had gone up vexy appreciably since the war. It was ielt, therefore that some very vigorous protest shtfald bo made.

Tho representatives of the Somertiold Committee submitted a statement of tho committee's accounts for nine months, showing a deficit on present scnlo iimountinf; to £9 2s 3d, nlso inI eluding a liability of £S for s.-mifatioif, which the committeo was unable, to j meet, and bad to pass on to the boiVi'vi. Tito tipircs wore as ieii.n; : ■ Ilecoipts. f: u. Revenue" . M J4 0 j Expr-.nciiMir\ I C*T«uke" nine mouths' salary . AH jr. 0 j Co a! and Grb . ,tl> II 0 Sia'.io!!"-y ■ 'J i> it ; 'Fti-nii'.T? . '! 2 1 Screenings an.l . II 0 <j , Carci akec'ii raquisuc;: ,S 11 'J : J.'ropot'tnin 0: .su-nilu'.■ .?i fc aiy \ jiionihs . . . , .{'oo j ooat of i;<>ator . 'J Id 1) j i-ii'2 it; ;; j After considerable discussion, in the j course of which tho majority of the j delegates referred to ihe disaliilities I under which their committees had to { work to ma Ice ends nicer, the following I resolutions wore carried u.janimously :- -- •'That this mectinc: arrange a conference with all the local member-- 0! ; Parliament thoroughly thresh out i the. of iiic.<lont;ils, und tieui | urge the (.'ovornmem to restore t-I: J former 12= e ! . as pr<-v;ou-.iy granted. 1 ;ind remeve ibis ehec'H-pitri-i!; rr.te or • .'iuhsidy frons our j«n;nary .M-hoM.'r: ' ; ;'' ;h t .s ":!l mr. tinu. i.-f r v ( .^i,. ' t;vi• of ;ho t 'an!, rbun »-4.- heoi i'orauj'-C----t«>fi' A - -{.ci.itJOii. :it iij; .ti ! tin* lar.i'st urban' ;,tiu niifjdh- w.nd I i"'npi;uik y protest % i;; r ains!i rh=- ru'itposi-i.i reduethm in incd'-nt-iij allov. aneos. ale! declares n will ni impossible to «•;:ny »;•« ii:e «nr|» nl «hi» ,-v:))ooi> on tho ci ;de p>*o p.* >•/'!. Me- | payment will be io-ufii. i;--M p-v,vido !tor eleani.ru:.. ,iiii;.;;!i.ni :m-i btat : onery supp!".-., w!i;eh nu : t-very school reiwcsfntiitive. i> able, to pr»vc