Shanghai, Mar, 2.
Education Department Estimates of the Shanghai Municipal Council were considered at a meeting of the Education Board on February 2, As emphasized in the estimates of other departments already' published, the Superintendent of Education had collaborated with the Treasurer to reduce his Budget to the lowest possible figure. Included in the items of Extraordinary Expenditure was a sum of $33,000 to provide for an additional Chinese Primary School, to house 300 pupils, at the corner of Kiaochow' and Singapore Roads.
It was noted that in 1939 the Council had' favourably endorsed this project.
'A revised estimate placed the cost at $40,000 and this appropriation was approved.
Other items submitted were $2,800 for a bicycle shed at the Western District Public School and $3,300 for a bicycle. shed and extension boundary" wall" at the Chinese Girls' Secondary School, The Superinten= dent of" Education suggested, and members agreed, that provision of these sheds could be deferred until 1941. Internal waterproofing and the removal one re-installation of a boiler at the Western District Public School was considered necessary, owing to the damage caused water percolating through the walls and floor, and an appropriation $1,200 fof this work. was approved. as" was an appropriation of $200, reduced " from. $1,200) for "a flood gangway atthe Public School for Girls, Vu Yuen Road.
It" was also recommended that a nominal appropriation of $100 included inthe Budget for a Read~ ing Room at the Cunningham Road Primary School for Chinese, Appro-lations were also approved. for Ininor Works at the Foreign Schools: $1,600 and at the Chinese Schools $1,500, Ordinary Expenditure a report submitted, the Trea surer pointed out that the Ordinary Expenditure Estimates had been carefully examined and, in agree= ment with Superintendent of Educa Won, number of adjustments had been made to the Estimates as originally compiled. These had re~ sulled in a net addition of $14,590 find the total ordinary expenditure anticipated for 1940 now amounted to $8,187,190. This represented an. increase Of $817,270, oF 34.9 per cent. as compared with 1999. The follow. ing summary compared expenditure provided in the 1999 Budget with that under consideration by mem~ bors cover expenditure and it was. estimated that a deficit of $30,150 vould be carried forward to 1940, Alter allowing for this and also for Miscellaneous Income anticipated for 1940 of $47,000, there remained estimated deficit for this year of $4080.
ost of Eaveations The Council Ind down a number of yeats ago that the cost of Edvention "should. of. exceed the. amount derived. froma 2 per cent Gonoral "Muneipal Tete. td ook relative. Land. "fax. This guiding principle was "railed b§- the Ratepayers." me Treasurer stated that consideration should now be ven fo the position diseased above, fnd'it war eseentint first ofall to Bone in und that the proceeds B'per cent. rate were nol affected by increase in the rote of taxation added tat, the Councits: Income estimates had been compiled wih 8 fall appreciation of what may reason ably''ba expected. In regard to the Sccupaney" "of premises and." the Fen tarot and theres set ope forthe proceeds ofa 2 per cent (monster" exceeding. in any marked ogres the amount shown. Short of fundamental revision in the, Coun-its euetionalpolley such as. was Contemplated in Yoao, the easurer Stated that 1 was diol to eisualze method, other than a substantial increase in"sshoot for, of Teducing the'*Baduention Budget an "he felt that "ini. should now receive. the consideration ofthe. Board "The fees atthe, Councils. schools amount 10 $643,130 apportionable foltows:—
Scligts for Ekinese Chitdren: $3880 chats for Foreign Chidren... sansa The Treasurer pointed out that the above fees were based on the recently usted Per centage 3 3 i033 ooago 121.80 ose eat 1480
22.09 sao 3.00 120 garoo aTkLID 23700 "goat "Lao Primary. and 3
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