members. With this in mind, a select Committee
has been appointed to enquire into the costs of operating
the English-speaking schools.
THE PRESENT POSITION
The present position, therefore, is that
the Government is awaiting the Report of the
Select Committee who have been asked to
complete their enquiry by 31 March 1972. As Finance Committee had approved the payment of
a subsidy on the previous basis to the English
sufficient
Schools Foundation"to meet expen recurrent
^
expenses up to 31 August 1972, a public announcement
was made on 25 November the fact that
mot
higher fees would be g
tem
introduction
intordned
tõened from
I Jemuany until/September 1972. These decisions
have gone far to soothe expatriate discontent,
is that
but the latest view of the Governor eengapning
M
Ning thing
the problem otates that in officials circles
do not heheer
it is not thought that the costs of English-
speaking schools can be reduced either ruickly
enough or sufficiently to solve the problem
and that other measures may still be required.
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