ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1126, 13 May 1911, Page 10

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

"Inanga."-Thanks, You are' perfectly right. () If the qualification- of "householder is possessed by a teacher, he is entitled to vole at a school committee election, although, as a "paid servant" ot the Education Board, he is debarred irorn a seat on the school committee Iho error was a pure inadvertence, detected just too late to bo corrected Ihero is no doubt (hat in some districts, teachers would bo acting in their best interests if they retrained from voting.

TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.

TAEANAKI BRANCH,

A general meeting of ■:/he . Taranaki branch of tho Teachers' Institute was held on Saturday last at Stratford. Mr. H. A. Stratford '(president) occupied' the chair, and tliero -was a fair, attendance of members. .The question of Dominion promotion was discussed, and on tho motion of Mr. Mail, seconded by Mr. Sims, it was decided that in the case of any matter that is deemed urgent and that closely concerns tho interests of tho teachers in connection with Dominion prohibition, the secretary bo empowered to liavo tho same, .printed nnd circulated among members of this institute as occasion may arise.

■ It was decided to ask tho Education Board if any steps had been taken to provido teachers' residences with. Washhouses aud; bathrooms.

It wns resolved to again approach the Education Board .in the matter of manual and technical grants, • the following motion -buiiig passed: That the Education Board bo.asked to supply to each, school-statements showing tho credit balance in connection With 'tho .manual and technical classes at the school.' Several schools at present are in urgent nesd of money, in order to commence their, dairy ami agriculture course, and arrange their schemes of work in theso and other courses.

The secretary wns instructed to write to all other district institutes' inquiring how tho grant for technical work was distributed.