CORRESPONDENCE.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20180, 7 March 1931, Page 17

CORRESPONDENCE.

|jp> * IjillaifWPeedeiit* who do not comply with caffiiti Mt ost in the last column of our trill excuw us irom noticing AND FLOUB. JHJITOI 07 TBB HUBS. Rnpi', your edition of March 4th 'Some ' comments by North HHnMton regarding' the sliding on wheat and flour. These, typical of *the greater part HHgngtir Wand. I.would like to people that it is not HhShpht "who ruling factor in HHk|P«Qb stated that ' one ton of hnndred 41b loaves of of floor made' into mm* retaiisat $35, taking bread HHUpißlipg P«* loaf. I do not think' WTidea of the cost of ■■pi&tfcr wheatto make a ton of the' farmer for the cost ■■fcSfckfef aU'expenses from &e is' ploughed. to when the , BEffigKliitod paWdCor. all the farmer HH jw *'<B? loar'o^Mad'is^ap■Hpyt were brought down to th« -JZo^lwui

by,«». Pa')#iw£ my point sfci|l,clearer, take the ase ofcrocfeefy in a build'tig Tpbich was shaken to the ground by "ind sfterwarda''bunit. Hie ' Ere Office jollcy, ui''" t&ia ''ewe* would receive - no NqUt bis stoeK V&sbiytnfc ithad. alwafiybeen destroyed wws not destioyed or'damaged to i groat"extent by the.action of the thef flre, then the rtaWQffice-is'paying. My reauson forwiahing W make the more generally -known a t^t pf Labonr poiifjicians Tisyig J the' State Department a jffer, p> |W -pn'argumeht for the ot',-Hwwri».ce, altoays a 'aVonrei with?, them?. I have *ao jthat W'the forthcoming elections iro .^^U>h^aT': a, goo,d jdeftT about the, ths, earthy nuke victims wMIe the big-hearted |»fa]issta ins'qjrancfe •= office «taini», Itnust thsreforethat, ifll your become acquainted ifiih^the 5 true 'fact*/ and not be bluffed s \> ,£ f'"v '* T'""''' * '

LINWOOD AVENUE SCHOOL. . TO THX EDITOR or THK FRE3B. ; Sir, —No doubt the readers .of • your paper are aware that every, school is entitled to a certain number of teachers according -to. its average '.attendance.;; The schedule.of.staffing is arranged''by-the'Department and local •Boards>must«be by its inßtruc- ; tions' in-'making 1 new" appointments' or -filling vacancies'on the staffs of the schools under their .jurisdiction. From time to time ; i teachers'- organisations and other ; interested bodies, - for thesake of this country's future, have endeavoured to prove the utter futility of the : teacher's work in classes of' 60* and 60, and they therefore - have rightly, urged more generous staffing, 'especially - m , the j case ot, growing schools. But,' in spite of proven argument's, sound educational opinion, and ' common sense*,; nothing has been done 'except'"for those' in authority' to say that there shall j be no .'classes , over (tOl And'in cases'where -this can be arranged, everything and everybody 1 appears" to be 'satisfied. 1 . • It would therefore seem - that, at ' least,'the number of teachers to which' * a school is entitled according-to ?the faffing schedules," should be appointed" without delay. Such, however* tur not , i . i vi f *

tlie case. At«Linwood avenue (a quickly growing school) the" staff; is based on an average of 450, and the roll number is 564. " It appears that neithertheßoard northe Department will take steps to appoint more-teach-ers,- and this is surely a shocking state' of affairs * when one realises the. fact that in the-infant' department of thjat school (about 180 little, ones), there ,is i only one permanent teacher, one relievi ing teacher, ahd-two students complete ing their training: If the reason for tius delay in allotting- more. teachers is based upon grounds of economy, ■- then. it is assuredly time for the parents of that'district to show their feelings in.the matter' and do their best to;, ensure, that this so-called economy does not cause' helpless ones to be deprived of their educational birthrights^—Yours, etc., ■) REASON. March sth, 1931. , - : [When a copy of this letter was. submitted to thn, secretary of the Canterbury Education Board,' Mr Chas Kirk, he said th&t'-if there were four teachers for L 180 children', .the quota would'be only 45" pupils 'per teacher, ■which was t not regarded as a largo class. I The .Board ~kn?w that the Linwood' avenue School is a little pressed in this respect; but' on February' 27th i' H'ii

the Board received,.a letter from,the Director of' Education stating that' the provision of. a' tecond' additional assistant could not bo approved at the present time. The Department, he said, would , be pleased to consider .the mat ter again at the end of,the first term, when the roll-number would., be. boi e stabilised and the average' attendanceknown.] , LADY, BELL'S. EARTHQUAKE OFFER. XO TBS EDITOR OP TBSt PBEBS Sir, —I .understand that Lady Bell offered her home at Lowry Bay as a Maternity Home ■ for earthquake refugees. Can yon tell .me if the • offer -was - accented, and whether it is in operation , as a-'hospital at'present.— Yottrs, etc., OBSTET. Hinds, March '3rd, 1931. . £When this question was brought before her, Mra J, Craciroft Wilson .said that' Lady Bell did riot offer her * own : home!. b«t , anotheri house, owned by her, near-by, It- was for the use of expectant motjb'ers,-and l as'far as'sjia (Mrs Oracroft, ■ -Wilson) .fcnew? it 1 was not used afl-'Waottfal mateifnity^}u>iue*

i 'There was a nurse on duty, andvljhe ' house was occupied cby : expeptanfc ■■ mothers up to the beginning of this ■' week. It> was, shethought, probably.; , still'in use.J, , ■ f ■ , . k j. i" „ ii' A > t ; GREEN'S ROAD. to - the ebitob or the - pbess. Sit, —A paragraph under heading ;of Papanui News appeared in ,Thb ,Pb*Bß about the joining upj of-.Green's ,road withßutland street, "theitfby relieving Papanui'road of< its 'present; congestion • of' traffic and - of it through this avenue. This tQ'ady mind would be a move in' thq right direction. ' Furthetinore, the Education Department. l .- or the Government blojck • of landiin the vicinity for educational for - the building, of a schotol, > and when this' school is built it will giVe the children, attending nearer ac* • cess. , ' .. . ■ Now ifc the time for the Conncil to see I what.it 'can 1 by'absorb 1 some of 'the 'unemployed; No ■ doubt the jSpvernment "would -subsidise ' • ; y,"i . I advance; k ; March i " v