EDUCATION VOTE

Hokitika Guardian, 16 June 1930, Page 2

EDUCATION VOTE

INCMEASE IN EXREXI)ITUEE

DESIRABLE

WELLINGTON, June 13. Fp-aking on the education vole before the Wellington Federation of Educational Associations, Rrolessor Gould of Victoria College, said that the question was not whether we could afford to spend a() much, but whether we could afford not to spend more. He agreed that it was necessary to keep an eye on expenditure, but they must watch expense, not for the purpose of •cducin" i + so much as to find the maximum that could be profitably and wisely expended. Rightly or wrongly, Now Zealand had decided to an extent 'Tenter than any other country that education should he a co-operative en-

•"•vriso, that we should poo! our resources to further it. He therefore con .lenined c-emnarisions between per

-I'tia expenditure and countries by "Terence to their natural budgets, em-ukasV-ing that, though per capita expenditure through the State in New Zealand was high in comparison with others, in few countries would indi--riduals and local spending he found to be so low. He was confident that a correct statement of accounts would reveal that we did not stand excessive !y high in educational expenditure. rr ’’« meeting carried a resolution protesting against any effort .being made to curtail expenditure on education in New Zealand on the ground of eooomv. and recording the opinion that in view of the increasing demand if or advanced education, the settlement of "Jditionnl areas necessitating the erection of many new schools, :and the ni-n-ent demand of remodelling of out-uf-d.-te and old buildings.the Government, instead of reducing the edueaGmi vote, should consider the immediate granting of an additional amount for educational purposes.