TEACHERS' SALARIES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 21 March 1907, Page 2

TEACHERS' SALARIES

AXOMAUI'.S 01' THK SYSTEM. Per Press Association. Auckland, March 20. At a meeting of the Board of Education 10-day the old cpiestion of pavment of teachers' salaries on the basis of average attendance came lip again for discussion, being brought under notice by a letter from the Assistant .Masters' Association, in which the Association took exception to a statement made In a member of the Board that teaclnrs preferred outsiders (o be appointed to Hie position of inspectors. The Association considered that matters relating to promotion and payment of teachers weneery unsatisfactory, ami requested Hie Hoard to use its inliuence to obtain ibolition of payment by attendance. The Chairman (.Mr. L. ,T. Bagnall) remarked that, with regard to promotion "id payment, the Department has made I great improvement on the former state of ail'airs.

Ml'. Oreeiisladc. M.IU!.: The basis is absolutely wrong. Ihe Chairman: The Department is. 1 Hunk prepared to adopt a better svslem if one could be found.

Mr. Crccnslade: Jt is a disgraceful thing that salaries depend on average attendance, instead of Ihe service and ilnlily ot teachers.

Air. ( . .1. I'hit sail! II was l|„. first liity uf (lie Minister for Kducat ion to ■voire 1) system. The present svslein ""used very K iV!il injustice to tca'chers. " «»*<*. thousJi no credit was ■hie In Hie teachers. I In- average :iI fe;ul11111' had K ,,ne away up. Perhaps a .lis'net wiis <l< k vofo|iin«r rapiillv or soniotlinij.'. mid perhaps (eaeliers ' I'osc from C 2.111 a year to Llllll a year, whereas if it li;u[ ixvti a CIHII tippoiiitinru( ill Hi" first place, the 15,,.,,-,) w.ml.L liave '■e'-n able In appoint a teacher with bcllel' .|tlalilicalions. Mr. ,1. Stallworthy, M.11.1!.. moved"llia! tlii' Assistant "Masters* Association's resolution lie sent to the Minister anil his attention called to ananiolics' Tlii.* was carried.