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Sanitary Conveniences and Urinals.
There are sufficient sanitary conveniences of an approved
typo in connection with all the schools and these are clean
and well kept.
Playgrounds.
The extent and surface of the playgrounds are an excellent
feature in most of the schools. The recent pavement of
th3 playground at St. Mary's has made a very great improvement
there. I should like to see some extension of the taxpaving
at the rear of Christ Church School; if only some
broad paths were so paved it would be acceptable.
Cleaning of the Schools.
The general arrangements for school cleaning remain a
stated in the last report, and I have not heard any complaint
of negligenoe upon the part of the caretakers. Whenever I
have visited the schools I have always found the school
premises, offices, etc., clean and well kept. The dust preventing
solution which is applied to the floors in some of the
schools is reported upon favourably.
Fire Drill.
A complete system of fire alarms is installed in all the
schools and fire drill is carried out at least once in three
months. On these occasions I have noticed that the arrangements
for rapidly emptying the schools work very smoothly,
and all the children are out and filed up in the playground
in a surprisingly short time.