THE EDUCATION BILL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 57, 28 July 1914, Page 6

THE EDUCATION BILL.

NORTH CANTERBURY APPROVES. By Telegraph'-Press Association. Chri'strihurch, Juy 23. The North Canterbury Teauliers Institute, at a meeLing expressed approval of the Educa Lion ill, congratulating the ■Minister on the suggested reforms, but was of opinion that no scheme of salaries based on average attendance could be entirely satisfactory. A POVERTY BAY PROTEST Gisbome July 27. The Poverty Bay branch of tilie Educational Institute _ strongly protests against the Education Bill, and passed a resolution recommending the Institute to make arrangements for the formation of '.'i union of national teachers of New Zealand.

TECHNICAL TEACHERS' GRIEVANCES. ' Wellington, July 2(1. At a meeting held on Saturday to consider the Education Bill, delegates present represented the day schools stalls at Auckland, Wanganui, Napier, Nelson, Christehureh, Westport, Greymouth, and Invercargill. Resolutions were passed regretting that the Bill provided no scale of salaries for technical schools, and uTging that the tenth schedule to the Bill should apply to technical and high schools, the capitation in clause "IY" being increased to £lO. It was agreed that the teaching hours should not exceed 25 per week, and that salaries and conditions of manual training teachers should be attended to. The Canterbury Association were instructed to draft a constitution, to be submitted to a future meeting of delegates, to be convened to form a New Zealand Technical School Teachers' Association. AUCKLAND TEACHERS' OPINIONS. Auckland, July 2(i.

A large meeting of the Educational Institute yesterday considered the new Educational T?ill and decided to ask that the inspectorate be represented on the Council of Education; that teachers be | directly represented on the district councils; that there be not more than five I education districts-; and that more ibI OTal staffing be provided for. | It was unanimously resolved that the j meeting express its appreciation of the • general features of the Bill, and congratulate tjie Minister of Education on introducing so progressive and comprehensive a measure. ' SUGGESTIONS FROM MASTERTON. Masterton, July 26. At a large and representative meeting ■ <tf the Wairarapa teachers, held at Masi tcrton on Saturday, the Education Bill was considered. A series of resolutions were e passed, anionic which fclneTe were the follbwing: That thfe meeting appreciates the pains and ability bestowed on the Bill, but is of opinion that to give lasting satisfaction, the salaries attached to responsible positions (namely to those that are essentially married men's positions) must be substantially increased; that the Minister be recommended to add a sub-clause to clause 131 making provision for necessary surgical or dental treatment of children reported upon by the medical inspectors, but whose parents cannot afford to obtain such treatment; that the Government be strongly urged to make provision in the new Bill for payment of house allowance to all married male teachers; that tliis • institute re-affirms the principle that any .satisfactory scheme of salaries must he*based on efficiency and service; that transfer expenses of all teachers should be paid.