TEACHERS' FREE PASSES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 627, 2 October 1909, Page 14

TEACHERS' FREE PASSES.

-■-I'.v' ' ... ■ >. : /(By Tcleuriph—PreßS. Association. Auckland, October' 1 !, deputation consisting of Mr. J. ;H, 'M'Kenzioj' acting-cliairninh;, and Mr.\K. Crowe, secretary of the Auckland -Education Board, waited' upon the Minister for Education (Hon. G.'jFiSivlds) this, morning. It was pointed out to the Minister-that,: fpr many .years, teachers :had' been; allowed the nature of free railway* passes, .to'v.enable ■■ them to ''Intimation''had now been;: received,..that -these ." passes ' wero. ndlonger'to be Issued.. -ii'v-'- ■ 1 ■Thft.deputation asked ■ .that, the Minister, should reconsider the. matter. Mr. Fowlds'. replied that- the. passes wero' to have ceased issue* in September, ■. bilt : it 1 , had' been decided to 'allow;,tßem^to'go ,on ..up .to 1 tho end.,of the year.:'"'After' 'that,, however,*, they would, not bo renewed.. If the Education Board could show 'hini.'how to'-effectively ' ,£50,000 per year ih v expenditure in the Education Department it/might bo posSiblo to dp something in tho : :On .'special occasions passes would be issued,jforitho: use of country teachers attending "summer or winter classes,'; but'otherwise they'would not be issued after; thd .end of tho. ;results. of the'.system 'had <not' b'eehj''satisfactory, arid '.there •: was ..reasons!; to. believe' there had been considerable abuse in 'their use. •' " •