MR. SEMPLE'S INQUIRY

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 81, 2 October 1931, Page 8

MR. SEMPLE'S INQUIRY

In the House of Representatives today, Mr. E. Semple (Labour, Wellington East) gave notice, to ask the Prime Minister: (1) Whether : a scheme whereby approximately £1,000,000 could be saved in the Government expenditure on education had been submitted by Mr. Butchers to the Prime Minister before the establishment of the present Coalition Cabinet. (2)'lf so, whether such , scheme entailed the partial or total withdrawal of free education from, pupils wishing to attend post-primary schools.' :

TACTICS DISAPPROVED

•ANTICIPATORY-HYSTERICS'

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

GAMABU, This Day.

Mr. F. Miluer, C.M.G., headmaster of, the Waitaki High School, president of the Secondary Schools' Association, and vice-president of the Federation of Teachers, yesterday telegraphed to the Wellington executive strongly disapproving of militant tactics and expressing the opinion that premature protests^ and anticipatory hysterics pending Ministerial announcements of the financial position were futile and derogatory.

Interviewed, he added that the teachers were not yet in a position to arrogate judgment, and in view of the necessity of a general sacrifice they must accept a proportionate share, reserving their protests for what was invidious or unfairly discriminating.

Reports of discussions on the Education Vote question appear on page 3.