EDUCATION VOTE

Hokitika Guardian, 14 April 1932, Page 4

EDUCATION VOTE

NOT TO BE SO SEVERE

CONVEYANCES TO CONTINUE

(By Telegraph — I’er Brest Association $ * WELLINGTON, April 14. In an address to the conference of ■secondary schools hoards, Mr Masters (liducat on Minister) said the education vote would not he reduced to any 7 fixed amount. Economies would be practised wherever possible. Economies already oflegtejl by the Department'.; ova volition equal £B-.0,000 a year, and plus the e;unom.es ed hv the Commission would equal ill,132,020 by 1t,'84, without cutting the salaries. He hinted at a drastic curta Iment of the training college;. It had been decided not to discontinue the free conveyance for scholars as that would he no saving to the Consolidated Fund. Subsidies would be cut out for the year only as main tennnee grants.

ECONOMY IN SCHOOLS

DEPUTATIONS lO MINISTER

WELLINGTON, April 14. A protest, against the proposals of the National Expenditure Commission J to cilrtatl manual instruction m ' schools was made by ft teacher®’ putation to-day to Hon. R. Masters, Mr Masters said that economies have to he made, but he hoped they would be carried out as equitably as possible The National Commission recommended that manual training be confined to the Sixth Standards of the four main centres, and that it be eliminated from the country schools, but the Government would not agree to this proposal. He said that economic® would be made, and he hoped, with a minimum of hardship. He would appreciate any suggestion the deputation might make. A deputat'on from the Secondary School Boards’ Conference also waited on Mr Masters to-day ar.d placed its viewpoints before him. The Conference decisions, he said, appeared to he very reasonable from v his point of view. He said the question of the abolit'on or unification of Boards would he gone into very fully, and the deputation’s representations would he submitted to Cabinet before any decisions were come to.

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