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Reading Observer. Saturday, March 21, 1914. Pg 2.

Reading Observer. Saturday, March 21, 1914. Pg 2.

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Title Reading Observer. Saturday, March 21, 1914. Pg 2.
Page number 1
Date Saturday, March 21, 1914.
Edition
Publisher Reading Observer

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FOR

NE SCHOOL.
DEBATE ON AMALGAMATION
SCHEME
OF ARGU\Y.IENTS
FIGURES

REALLY

TWO SCHOOLERS' DILEMMA

MORE EXTRAVAGANCE!
CRUSHING BURDEN OF READING SCHOOL
ON BUILDINGS

HOW TO
0 - - - - --

The eleotors of Read nil w 11 have a umque opportunity at the poll
next Sa.turday to put aD end to the admitted extravagance on Reading
School Its adm10 stratlOn e ten t me. as coatly a.s that of the Kendriok
Boys School, as the follow nil fIIlures o&refully ex.traeted by Alderman
T G Ch vera from the offie &1 account. prove
READING SCHOOL (142 Boyo)

KENDRICK SCHOOL 192 Boy.)

Pe !Joy pe annum

G

0" Cott

Per boy pe annum

;G.d

S.d

44 15 0

12

I

4

614

B

~

Deduet lees and GoVe nment
t anta
Net di . . . to at ..

6 8

The CorporatIOn ha.s to rep ..:!' the £18 000 mortll&lle loI1.n on Reading
Sohool at the r ..te of .e:7a5 per annum. This mean. an '!'xtra ooat of
.,bout £0 per boy making th .. ...,tu.,l cOBt of Readinll School to the r&tes
about £32 Is per boy per anDum
No Governml!\nt ~r&nt 18 p&l.d to the Kendnok Sohool In consequence
of Its present hlJilidiDas If ..uoh a a'rant were paId (as 10 the '1""l ot!
Read nil School) the net oost of the Sohool to the rat... would be leBa than
~ 2 lOs per boy per annum
\
The ama!a'amatlon of the two ..chool. would me ..n ......Vlng of £6 obo
10 capital eltl)eDdlture Thus

D'

0'

Sav n. by build
Kandr clc: G I. School oDly natead
Boy.· and Gir1. Schoolt
beduct COlt of altenD. Read nil School to accommodat. 500 ~Y' born £1 '00 to

AMALGAMATION BEST FOR THE
KENDRICK SCHOOL

BY AN
BURGESS