NEW ZEALAND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 July 1915, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

EXECUTIVE'S REPORT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellingon, Last Night. The Hew Zealand Educational Institute Conference was continued to-day. The report of the executive for the year 11)14-15, which was adopted, stated that capitation had been paid on 301S members, an increase of 82 as compate.l with the. previous year, and the number of honorary members had increased to ">l. The trust account showed that thu deposits at the Public Trust Office, after payment of C2OO to the Distressed New Zea landers' Fund, amounted to £1204 :)s 4d. The provident fund now stands at £754 2m Id, and the legal assistance fund at 'JlWil.l. The executive hud submitted evidence, in favor of seven districts before tin' Education Districts Boundary Committee, that number beim; preferred to anv of the larger numbers Unit bad been propn-ed. It was agreed that the Institute should strie-l;, n'.ifi'inn the principle thai the.-.', slh.u Id be onlv four education districts in (be de.min'e'.n.

A remit was agreed Jo alTirniir.tf that, as i i;fi as s.thiries depend on averasri! alt. iiil;ii:". s, r, noma lies will continue to exist, nnd'tha: Hie Minister of (Cdm-atiou lie li'jm'ned to Ji-.i-.len a. dominion grailinc.' iclic-.ne, based on • 'liciency ami kc> viee, ;.s ;i means to tlicir removal. Several remits hcarin;.,' on tlie subject were wil hd'.iu :\ 111" lime bfintf considered inopportune for pressing for any in.-.vascs in salaries. A motion that transfer expenses of teachers lie paid liy tlie Kdui_.it ion IV-pa.tm.-i.l was agreed to. several eases of hardships being pointed out by -,-ift mo> rr. A remit to Hip pil'eet Unit only regular sah.rios should bo taken as tlie basis in cal.i.latir.i,' citlier snperanmiavion promi;:?", or superannuation benefit.! wan carried. 'He- need for an amendment of tlie I'lioiic Service elaboration ami Superannimtvkm Amendment Aft, IHOS aid I!M>... U> remove' restrictions, with regard to the receipt, or Government pay by llic-sr retired, was expressed by resolution. It was slated by (lie. mover that ii teacher receivine; a small pension hal tlie whole of it deducted for-onc njtyvih because■ l»e ltfid earned .tlO frouL.tho (.oveVnmont during that period. "- 'it was resolved t» urge that'.pojsjon'" to widows under tlie Superannuation Act he increased to at least .00 per allium 1 . An amendment for an increase; to .t'.»2''per, annum, contributions. "tftba ' !l: - civ...-:'\i .uvoidinely, was witHdrawii aft-r discussion. h/Hl-l' Alt remits de.ilinsr with salaries vvcro reierred to t.lie executive, with instructions ti» place tliem before, the 'Minister Avbc l\ opportunity offered,. A proposed amendlneiit, "of section TO (sub-section 7) of the Education Act, 1014, was endorsed, so as to prevent injustice to teachers who were changed , to a lower .grade on account of the sohoo? alleudance docreasiugi '••'■'■■