LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
A QUESTION OF RAILWAY
TRAVELLING
Wellington, Oct. 4
In the Legislative Council this afternoon, the Hon W. Earnshaw asked whether it was true that teachers of denominational schools were granted free passes on the Government railways, and if so, when was the privilege granted, and by whom ; and further, was this privilege granted to teachers of public schools who travelled by rail to reach their schools; and if not, why not ?
“ There are a few special cases—only three in number, and all on the West Coast of the South Island —in which tree railway passes have been granted to teachers of Catholic schools to enable them to travel,” said Sir Francis Bell in reply. “The concession was originally granted in the year 1907 by direction ol the then Minister of Education. The present Minister ' ot Education is not able to state definitely the former Minister’s reasons lor his decision, but apparently, according to the report, it was regarded as more economical in certain cases to carry the teacher to the children, than to pay railway lares for carrying the children, a concession which had already been granted. Public school teachers have not been granted a similar concession, the reason being that the cases which were belore the Department were not parallel.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 9 October 1917, Page 4
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