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EDUCATION BOARD'S PROTEST. By Telegraph—Press Association. u Timaru, Last Night. At the Education Board to-day the chairman said that the scarcity oi teachers was becoming more pronounced. The Waimate school was two teachers short, and teachers were needed for four or five country schools, hut so far the Board had been unable to obtain thorn. To-day three applications were in .for four of these country schools. The Board declined to take any steps to assist the officer recruiting telegraph messengers and cadets. A member remarked that too many boys sought town employment now, and. he would not encourage picking out the best boys for the town, when intelligent boys were so much wanted on farms. Another said that they would be reducing the chances of getting good pupil-teachers. The secretary stated that telegraph boys were better paid than pupil-teachers.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 285, 29 May 1912, Page 5
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141BOY LABOR Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 285, 29 May 1912, Page 5
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