THE EDUCATION BILL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 192, 4 August 1908, Page 2

THE EDUCATION BILL.

% Telegraph.— l're-a Association. ChristehurcJi, Last Wignc. A meeting of thy committee 01 management of file Aorth Canterbury Educational institute was held on Saturday. Hie chief business lor discussion was tlic new Salaries Jlili, considerable interest being shown in the provisions ot the Kill. 'J lie following resolution was passed:—"that Ue Aorta Canterbury Educational Institute homily approves of the three curunini principles oi the Education Ameudineut Act now be|or„ the House as outlined Iwlow: (1) The reduction in tlie number ol grades of schools, whereby the danger of reduction to salary due to circumstances over which teachers have no control and arising from lluctuations m average attendance is largely niiumisecl; {■>.) the principle of annual increments, as offering an incentive to earnest cilort ou the part of teachers, ami thus tending to incrcasod clliciency in the service; (3) the improved staffing regulations, especially as regards tho substitution of trained assistants for untrained pupil teacher.'' Jt was dceidud to forward the above resolutions ' to the Minister of Education and the chairman of the Education Committee,

MEETING AT HAWEUA. llawcra, Monday. i At a meeting of the .Northern Dis- - trict of the Wanganui Educational Institute 'held at ilawera on Saturday, the following resolutions were passed: (1) That this meeting entirely approves . the whole scheme of the new Educa- (• tion Act Amendment Hill, considering it to be in the best interests of education and a decided benefit to teachers and pupils; (2) that secondary assist- - ants should have a little more consid- ■ oration in the matter of salaries; (3) that a clause should be inserted arranging for mutual exchanges of twachcrs with the approval of Education boards, =====