{or Chinese. "The cost per pupil. per Markets Saco an See annum is' $2130. If" the. School Medica! Service is tobe maintained, The book value of the Councils Wwe are of the opinion that it should Investments in, markets. ted be extended to. cover the Secondary at $464,000, These markets are al-Schools for Chinese. Such an ex-most entirely under the control of cee {ension—would, cost. an additional the Health Bepartment, although the 4801 per annum. but would benefit revenue from them isnot credited an additional five. schools containing! the Health Department in the bud= 212 pupils, so. reducing the annual Yel. The total fees from all markets cost por pupil to $13.54 per annum. for 1939 amounted to $269,000; the We considered. the possibility total for the first six months of 1940 extending the Service to the Com was $1HO587. The cost to the Coun-i's foreign schools, but formed the of maintaining these markets, in-pinion that the schools for Chinese cluding "depreciation and a correct coa fr tpn Were in much greater need of the proportion of the Inspecting Stam, Service and. that therefore all the! amounted, for the first six months Etc of pte them. money available should be spent on 2 1940, "to approximately $140,000, On this basis the Council received no We considered the possibility of Income at all on' an. investment ela eater Pots extending) the Service In same way {olalling over four millions. {fo Chinese grant-aided schools, but 'A surcharge of ity per cent, has 1 ig the opinion. of the. Schoo! been levied from July) 1, but Medical Oficer that any: such work our opinion this is inadequate, Tai onto Comme Should be. undertaken with great Council markets are not debited with feauition and in very limited form, the usual rater and taxes. seo ere aca least reasonable, in our opinion, that
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