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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16152, 5 March 1918, Page 6

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rOWKRvS OF COMMISSIONERS. I>! SS ATI SFACTION OF MINISTER OF EDUCATION. (rr.rss association telegram.) • HAMILTON, March I. J The Men. .1. A. [-lanaii, Minister <'i ; Education. npcr.o-l additions to the Frank ion School to-r.Sr.y. In tho cour.-r> ! cf hi< lcmarks bo said be did not- j po-w? that control over tho depart- j P.icni:;! olncers which many thought ho ; bad —lio referred to tho powo.s vested in j the Public Service Commissioners. A Minister of Education should bo given more power to deal v. iib those in tno This was nocossarv in order to obtain the best. re> tilts. Vs'hnt now obtained under the system ot Public Service control -was not satisfactory. It lie had tho opporiv.nity of examining Mrssn; Triggs and Robert?nn separately, and the heads of riie Department, he would havo no difficulty in convincing any vo'.t-sonablo man that a condition oi affairs existed in tho Civil Serviro til at could not bo regarded as ;aiisfactorv. and called for reformative action. "This would require special leg'r 1 :'.t ion. Rolyin" 1 to remarks bv Messrs It. iv. Bollard and J. A. Young, M.P.'s v.'ho urged that increased votes should given to prov:do adequate school_ accommodation throughout tho Dominion, the formov suit ousting •) ipwnl loan, tho Minister said he would williurdy furnish increased accommodation if Parliamentwould vote tho necessary money.