TEACHERS' SALARIES COMMISSION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 108, 25 May 1901, Page 2

TEACHERS' SALARIES COMMISSION.

[FEB PBEBB ASSOCIATION. J Invkbcakoill, May 23. In opening th« Teacher*' Salaries Commission the Ch«irm*n said there seemed a slight mi'apptehention as to the eflVct r.f tbe wale of salaries sub* mitted by Mr. Hogb n, namely, that it would involve an expenditure ft £5355 heyocd the four pounds captation. Ai the proposal involved a reduction of staffing there would be a si vino of £4405, so that be increase of expenditure in raising the paUriea to the highest pcile in the rohny would be £950. Mr. Cowie, Clmrmao. of tbe Southlaid Board, shid the beys who ofl'en 1 as tepchers were not the brightpet, i.nd foaio icdunrmetit should be oflVred the loyi>. £l3O was a miserable p*y for 8Q i.ssisturt in a middle daai school. Asammri-dni'in befavouredthe co'oniftl ■ jheiue of promotion, Mr. Neill, secretary t-i tlw Board, quote ! figur.,i to show that the Board sired £I6OO on ni-e Inrg* schools, nnd that went to ht-lp danYier.oi s in 188 smaller schools. O ft'.o had 25 large .'ohco's, and saved £6p260 on 'hem. On the eliding scale capitation Boards couil pay to<tcheis on the colonial scale. Ti •» pioposed scheme would not help Southland mucb. Fimthrd pupil teicho should be rflV-teJ induement t> go ;,. country Fchool-', which s'« u'd he f. :i st-. ppiiifr-stone botween rupil teache • ai.J c. rtified teacheis. He saw i\> jtvtilicatiuu for a fuddeu iacraaso oi' salary from firs'; to fe ond grade, a: d i.]>poeed the reduct : on of £lO frjin u rn:i«ter to pay a sewing 'euche-. Why (ifth-yoir pupil teachers i-houlj be leducei in salary because of removal to another school he could cot understand. The prwent system of educathu was not national, thj ten- , f'encv btinij for the b«*t teachers to' gravi'a'e to districts where the pay wi.s l,iah«>fct. Ho thought teacbew* gtneridly were misrr.ibly paid. Give Bonds bestir allowance*, and tho uhjoc'ii-n to the colonial wnle, staffing, icd (a'arioj wui'd b» temovod. The pay s'dii'd be on av ra' f 'e a'tendacce ind tho teacher sho-ild tot be ptna:is d. This 80-ud paid vomen too per jont. li'ss than men, bu»; thoy worq not 3xpectrd t», a- d did not do, ]e*g woik.J