'The Council adopted the Education Board's recommendation that a sum of $208.700 be allocated for grants-intd' to Chinese schools during 1935, including $6,000 for building grants withheld pending further information to be furnished the Board by the Sub-Committee on Grants-in-aid -to Chinese: schools.
The Sub-Commilice reported that the number of schools eligible for grants in 1088 was 180 against 145 for 1934, and recommended that the appropriation be increased from $188,950, the. amount approved for 1034, to $214,760. "Out of this total $12.000 was for building grants to five schools. Twelve schools which had made spplications were not recommended for grants; four of these were classified "Below standard" and the remainder had either closed or were otherwise automatically disqualified.
The Treasurer and Controller proposed an increased appropriation of
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