BOOK-KEEPING FOR FARMERS.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 September 1915, Page 7

BOOK-KEEPING FOR FARMERS.

PROPOSAL BEFORE EDUCATION BOARD. Wellington, September 1. A letter was received by the Education Board from the Now Zealand Farmers' Union yesterday asking that book-keep-ing be included in the syllabus for the primary schools. The chairman suggested that the Board should reply that it was a question for the consideration of the Education Department. Mr. Hogg asked if the Board could not send the letter to the Department witih the approval of the Board. The chairman: I don't think, Mr. Hogg, that any book-keeping they will get at the primary schools will be worth anything. Inspector Fleming pointed out that book-keeping was on the curriculum for the secondary schools, but was not compulsory. Mr. Luke suggested that it should be made compulsory for the secondary schools. All farmers would now need to keep books because of the income-tax. (Laughter.) Mr. Hogg moved that the letter be ■»ent to the Education Department with tin; approval of the Board. Very few of the country children could attend th» secondary schools, and ho thought it a very important thing that those who were going to work on the land should miderstan<l book-keeping. Mr. seconded the motion, but said tliiit perhaps it was not so well that the farmer should learn to kqe-p amounts ns he might learn at the same time to evnde the income-tax. (Laughter.) The motion was carried.