TEACHERS’ SALARIES

Hokitika Guardian, 24 May 1924, Page 1

TEACHERS’ SALARIES

A LTERNATIVE PROROSA LS

['EY TKLEORArir —rER TRESS ASSOCIATION.]

WELLINGTON. May 23.

The salary (ptestion was discussed again at a meeting of delegates ol the New Zealand Educational Institute Conference this morning, the Departmoilt’s (••iso lor its soiiojuc* ol ivvi-ioii of .salaries being put by the Secretary for Education (Mr A. Bell), who enileavourod to explain the highly technical details of the alternative." and ;issuretl the teachers that they had no cause for alarm. No teacher wouh: have a salary reduced, but the salaries for similar positions in lutuiv, would suffer reduction to enable ineicases to be made in other directions demanded. It was impossible with the fixed sum allotted for salaries, generally, to increase tic 1 amount for some positions without altering it for other-. The scare headlines which had appeared in tin l newspapers were entirely unjustified. The Department's .scheme was not clumsy or ill-considered. The officials of the Department had taken a great deal of time and trouble over it. The result, he continued, was perfectly fair. They had worked on t labasis of the average salary for each group, which was a fair basis. Mr Kano (Wellington) replied, explaining that the Kane-llvltmi scheme prepared by the Institute, "bull, lie contended, was more rntisfaetory than the Department's scheme. Miss F.dmed (I’ahia.tua). said that she uas not able to understand the scheme, which w.i- so highly complicated. and technical that she had to go to tlio elliccr- of the Hoard lu find out tin- basis lor alteration m the salaries. Alter a discus-ion. the following motion t\e.s carried unanimously : “That the incoming executive be iii'li Meted to earrv on nogot iat ion. wiili tin* Department to secure Ihi year, it possible, a simple plan for a salary scale on tbc basis r.f the Kane-Ilylton scheme which is in accordance with the Institute's platform.

COUNCIL Ol* EDUCATION. WE1.1.1 XfiTO.V. May 1

Following i< the result of tho •■lection ol incmlc'is of ill" Depend Council of Education, repre-enling the North Island; Representing Education Hoards: .1. I! Kirk 37 votes. T. M. Well I I elect ell 1 . I!. .MeC’nllttm Kb Represent ing public schools certificated women teachers: Mis R. K. Cmmadian (elected). Mis.. I). W. Edwards o’.