EDUCATION CUTS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 November 1931, Page 5

EDUCATION CUTS

ON ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE (By Telegraph—Per Press AssociationJ WELLINGTON, Nov. 24. By the retirement of Senior Officers in the Education Department, an annual saving of £13,000 is being effected. Economies made so far in the Department are almost entiiely advir.istrative in ndture, and do not affect the direct teaching of children. The Department, in a letter, urges the Education Board’s to effect allpossible . economies., The Department announces that 23 officers are being dismissed altogether. The retireents include:— ’ Assistant-Director of Education, Mr, A. Bell, salary £900; Assistant-Chief Inspector and Administrative Senior Inspector, J. A. Cowles, £7l-5; three staff senior. Inspectors, including J. Robertson of Auckland (£750) and N. R.. McKenzie of Taranaki (£715) ; six staff Inspectors at £665 each; of the School of Music, B. D. Taylor (£750; Assistant-Control-ling Officer of the Buddings branch, I,' Davey (£590) and fen other administrative officials. None of these positions are being filled. The former Chief Physical Instructor, H. E. Longworth, is acting as Instructor onlv. '' N\ . ' '

All those salaries quoted have been reduced by , approximately ten per cent. This 'is in accordance ‘/with the cut. The " saving on these “ sialaries rhd retirements is officially assessed

at £I3OOO. Economies effected, up to the presentj; in the Education Dopart- '■ ' went Have been almost entirely on the administrative side. There is a reduction in the capitation grants to the Education Boards• This is purely an administrative cut. The non-employment‘ ; of probationers and the reduction effected in the number of those going, to the Training Colleges have been solely for the reason. -'that an injustice would be done to the boys and girls who could accept those positions in the honest belief that they would be going to receive jobs as teachers later on.