SCHOOL BOOKS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1923, Page 3

SCHOOL BOOKS.

THE (RESTION OF COST. [liY TEI.EORAI’n —PHR PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELI.I NGTO.N, July 27. j The (loverninent have decided to introduce a, complete set of new tost j hooks in the public schools. Mr l’eter Fraser, M.P.. replied to a reporter that lie was not aware that it was proposed to make it comnlcte change of text l ooks, and was not prepared to say anything until he knew just what the position was. Ihe policy ol the Labour Party was: ” All school Looks to be primed, or. where necessary. imported by the Governmentjiml supplied free of cost to the pupils. Mr 1.. Glover, of the Waterside Workers’ Federation, stated that lie could not speak officially for the Labour Party, but he was confident it would not approve anything which would increase the cost of eduent.oi. t; the parents of the children. He had heard working men say almost daily that it was almost impossible to find the wherewithal to purchase the books required by the children attending the schools at the present time. The fact that the Government lias taken similar action in regard to sec- , ondarv school books was elicited by a reporter in the course of bis inquiries into the position under the new regulation governing those tor primary „ bools. A notice which appeared m the Education Gazette.” printed m Mav. was to the effect that though the' list would not come into operation officially or be authoritative until Gazetted it was proposed to confine the u.-e of books in secondary schools to a specified number. Tt is intended that th l? list shall come into operation as from 1025. . . ~ , The notice appearing m the i-ou-oation Gazette ” supersedes those published on March 3rd and April --3rd.