COST OF EDUCATION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10662, 18 June 1912, Page 4

COST OF EDUCATION.

Speaking at DargaviPe on Saturday liiglit,, tlie Prime Minister expressed tlio opinion. l that education* was costing the •country too imiudi. It is difficult to kmbw upon whiiffc evidence he.lbaisod this op.'.niefn . He wals surely entitled to awjait the report of the Education Cto'inumiss-icm. 'before making eaicfli ai pmoiio'iniccimei*:. Jit may be that iim some ibraititches of our edu--1 cation system extravagances are be- | *ng practised. It is certain', however, that the country will not sanction; toy iretircineli/ment which will imperil the system' aipon which depends i.he future of the 31 at ion. On the contrary, it wifill i'nrist upon, the development of the system, particularly iln, its 'relalti'on: to Aural avocations.

iRECIPROCITY WITH AUSTRALIA

riflie Hon.. Thomas ißuxton .told a a Aislrburtcin. raporter on Friday that the Prime Minister and the coinsid'ered the tariff relationships .between Australia and New ZeaJauid,, and had commu'iitcated with MJr Fislier, laying downl till© ibasis 'upon which a revision, of the tariffs (between ithe two conntries wou'ld .be iconsidered. Those suggestions did 'not deal with particular items. It is unfortunate that the Ministry should open, negotiations with the Commonwealth before it has ascertained ofe Own (pwsa'tioH- .or consulted the feelinig cif 'the House of That reoiprocal ar•ranigements 'with Auyt.'ralia. are de'sira'ble .is 'very, generality admitted. But bcifore oveiitiures are iaotmally .made, the opi'nlioiJ elf tßa/rliame'mt should most certainly ibe taken.