The Cape Provincial Council, South Africa, by an overwhelming majority, has voted for the restOration to teachers of two-thirds of the salary cUts they suffered during the depression. Last year the cuts of Government servants were restored by the Minister of Finance, but the Administrator of the Cape refused to restore teachers' cuts, because tbe Brovince could not alford it, This year, however, there is a substantial surplus, and tlie skilful propaganda of the teachers' assoeiations has forced tlie Administrator to restore most of their cuts. This leavos tlie taxpayer with exactly the same burdens Uiat he had last year; but, since both Union aiid Provincial taxation are very low iii coniparison with taxation ia other countrics, there has boeu little 1 grumbling,
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 182, 19 August 1937, Page 13
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