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The Committee are looking ahead and have secured suitable
grounds which will meet the present and future needs of the District
in this respect. Fortunately suitable ground is still available for
this purpose, but it is probable that at no very distant date practically
all the vacant land will be built over, so that it is essentiai
for those concerned to maintain a forward looking policy in such
matters.
PROVISION OF MEALS.
The supply of meals to children attending the Special Day
School is referreel to on page 91. The School Medical Officer
occasionally visits the School during the mid day meal, he certifies
as to the suitability of children selected for free meals, and approves
the dietary.
During the year the Education Committee made arrangements
which were approved by the Board of Education for the supply of
meals to children in attendance at the Balgowan Road Central
School who may require such meals.
A School Canteen Committee was formed of which the School
Medical Officer is a member.
The receipts from the sale of food during the year balance the
expenditure on food, and the working expenses, such as equipment
wages of cook anel kitchen maid, are borne by the Education
Committee.
The following is a statement of the meals supplied and the cost
thereof during the period 1st June to 19th December, 1925:—
Average number of daily'meals 38
Total number of meals supplied 4404
Annual Cost £136 (food only)
Cost per Meal 7.4d. (food only)
Scale of Charges Single dinners 8d.
Weekly tickets for five
Weekly tickets for five
dinners 3s.
Equipment and Staff Provided by the Committee
Annual Cost About £100