TEACHERS’ SALARIES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3335, 13 November 1919, Page 6

TEACHERS’ SALARIES.

INCREASES AUTHORTSED.

RETROEiP-E-CTIVE (FROM APIRILL

XVEIJELINIGTON, Nov.’ 8.

Details ,of school teachers’ salaries

inci;eases.are -announced. The existing scales are unaltered, but each certified. teacher receives, an increase based upon his or her pension on the Dominion_ graiting lisft. Specific '-increases ranging from £4O to £45 are provided, payable according to grading of salary and position on the grading list. -

Th-C effect of the new regulations is explained in a statelnent made by ‘the Prime. Minisfer, as foll-ows:——

“The scales of salaries previously in force,” he said, “have not been altered, but pl-ov’lsio‘n"is made whereby each certificatecl teacher willreceive an increase based upon his position in the Dominion grading list. It will be convenient to mark the salary group by numbers. Let the group £l3O to £l6O be 1, £l6O to £2oo‘ 2,, £220 to £270 ,3,5£270 to £370 be four,‘ £330 to £3BO 5, and £3BO to £450 6. The first figure in the group is always a minimum, and the last figure 3. maximum. , “An iiidrease of £45 will ‘be given in No. 3 group if the grading is above; 47, in No. 4 group if above 36, in f No. 5 group if above 22, in No. 6 group it‘ above 12 (above 111' every case meaning -of a. lower number, as, for example, above 47 means Nos. 46, 45, 44, etc.). ' . “An increase of £4O is given in No, l 1 group if the grading is above 81, in‘! No. _2 group if above 76. in No. 3, group if from 47 to 49, in No. 4 group i if from 36 to 50, in No. 5 group ifl froni 22 to 31, in No. Ggroup if from 12 to 21. ‘ -

“An increase of £35 is given in No. 1 group if the grading is 81 150 95, in No. 3 group if from 60 to 75, anfl in No. 4 group if from 51 to 60.

“The increase is to be £3O in No. 2 group if the grading is from 76 to S 4. in.’ No. 5 group if from 32 to 41, and in No. 6 group if from 21 to 26. FROM £25 DOWNWARDS.

“Thu increase is to be £25 in No. 1 group if the grading is from 96 to 104.-, ‘in NO. 3 group if from 76 to 84, and in N 0; 4 group if from 61 to 71.

“The increase is to be £2O in No. 2 gr_oup if the grading is from 85 to 94, in’ NO. 5 group if from 42 to 51, in No. 6 group if from 27 to 37.

“The increase will_be £ls in NO. 3 group if the grading is under~Bo, and in No. 4 group if the grading is under 71. ~

The increase will bc_,_£lo in No. 1 group if the grading is'undor 104-, in No. 2 group if the grading is under 94, in No. 5 group if the gra(l?11~g is under 51, and in No. 6 group if the grading is under 37. ‘. POSITION OF QTIHER. TEACI~[T:]RS. Uneertificated and licensed teachers will receive the former scale of salaries without the deductions previously imposed for absence of a. certificate, together with an addition of £lO in the case of licensed teachers. “Other increases are provided in particular instances, the. main one being the ‘payment of an additional £lO per annurn to all teachers in schools -of grade 1 to 38. “Pupil teachers will be paid as follows: 'Th’ir\'li grade £65 per Itnnum, second grade ‘£73, first grade £BS. Probationcsrs will be paid £65 for the first year and £75 for the second year. “Training College students receive and annual increase of £2o.‘ Pupil teachers. probationers, and Training College students will receive, in addition to the above rates, £25 per annum, if obliged to live away from home. 7 PAYMENT IN DECEMBER. . “The increases, which -anrount in the aggregateo to £200,000 per year, are to date from April 1, 1919, Arrears will be paid as soon as possible, but as a large amount of clerical work is involvcd, payment will probably not be made until t_hg first weelein Decomher. A ‘ I R “ ~..

1' l”.An important provision is one relating; “to relieving teachers, who will be paid fixed salaries when employed in future. and will rceeive other benefits to which they were not previously ~cntitle<l. A more liberal Sc-ale of sick pay is to be provided. Organising teachers will he paid £SO house allowance. _.

“These increascs_. togothol' with the increases received on .Tzlnuary 1, of this year,‘ amount In the Inajol'i’ry of cases from £—£o ‘EO £6O, and in In:lny cases froin £65 to £3O. ‘Provision is made also-for slightly increased staffing of the "larger schools, and for the appointment of a larger number of pj:obation’;2l's. Thje }rc-gulmtions will: be gazetted in about .10 days or :1 fortnight. ’ ’ ’ ‘