A SUBSTANTIAL GRIEVANCE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1775, 20 November 1883, Page 2

A SUBSTANTIAL GRIEVANCE.

(h it To .Wumutu cm 1 o-.] k indent writes :—: — Wlii'ii the Baud <>f Kdueation issued a comni.ind to ,dl pupil teaoheis tn attend .1 sintfintf clas> o\cry Satmday, they did not Consider tilt 1 expeilse it WOllld DIC.UI to tllOsC teacher-, who live ;it .i distance fiom the town in which the classes .110 held. Pii]>il teachers, ,is ,1 mle, icot \ory smnll salaries, and it is lather haul that out of their pitt.uico thr\ should lie codijx'Hihl to pay ;dl ii v \i)oiis(."- iittachi'd to an attendance at the daws Take, fm example, teacliei^ n^idim,' at Te Awamutu : they must yo to "H.ttmltmi e\eiy Satin day, or they are liable to a fine of fno shilling fni nonattendance. A pupil teacher'.s M.il.iiy is only i'SO.i-ycai, and out of this they liave to p.iv e\eiv week: ti.iin f.no (retmn ticket), 2s 8d ; ciuch f.ue to and fiom Hamilton to station, 2s ; coach faie, to and fiom station at Te Awainntn. Is ; and while in Hamilton they nni.st have some lefieshment. But jmtting the l.ittei aside, the expenses amount to .">s Sd per week— tot«il fni a yeai, tl4 Kih <Sd ; lea\injr ;\ bal.mce out of i'3o insufficient to enable them to diess lesjmctably. I am fully awaie of the necessity tlut exists foi thefle classes, but smely some means could be de\isedto lighten thu e,\pense. I'eihaps if the case weie repiesented to the board they would make arKingoments with the lailway authoiities to giant fiee passes to teachers on such decisions.