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1924. NEW ZEALAND

EDUCATION COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. HUDSON, Chairman.)

Presented to the House of Representatives, and ordered to be printed.

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Thursday, the 17th Day of July, 1924. Ordered, " That Standing Order No. 219 be suspended, and that a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of fourteen members, to consider all matters relating to school-teachers, education, and public instruction generally, public-school training of teachers, higher education, technical education, manual instruction, and such other matters affecting education as may be referred to it; to have power to call for persons and papers ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Atmore, Mr. Bitchenor, Mr. Eraser, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Masters, Mr. Nash, Mr. Poland, Mr. Potter, Mr. J. C. Rolleston, Mr. Sidey, Mr. Wright, Mr. Young, and the mover." —(Hon. Mr. Park.) Tuesday, the 14th Day oe October, 1924. Ordered, " That the Education Amendment Bill be referred to the Education Committee."—(Hon. Mr. Parr.) Wednesday, the 22nd Day oe October, 1924. Ordered, " That the petition of Catherine Helen Finlayson and others be referred direct to the Education Committee."—(Mr. Eraser.) Tuesday, the 28th Day oe October, 1924. Ordered, " That the petition of Elsie Andrews be referred direct to the Education Committee."—(Mr. Wright.)

EBPOKTB. Special Report. I am directed to report that at a meeting of the Education Committee held this morning the following resolution was unanimously adopted : — That the Committee desires to place on record its high appreciation of the valuable services rendered by the late Hon. Sir Walter Clark Buchanan to tho cause of education generally in this Dominion, both whilst a member of the Education Committee and at all other times. 20th August, 1924.

No. 141.—Petition of Catherine Gray, of Masterton. Praying that she be allowed to benefit under the Teachers' Superannuation Fund as medically unfitI am directed to report that, th-3 member in charge of this petition having expressed his desire to withdraw the same, the Committee recommends that leave be given to withdraw the petition accordingly. 17th September, 1924.

No. 258, Petition of George Whitelaw and 8 Others ; and No. 259, Petition of William Melville Yates and 8 Others. Praying for an amendment to the Teachers' Superannuation Act to enable them to come under the provisions of the 1910 Act. I am directed to report that in the opinion of the Committee these petitions should be referred to the Government for favourable consideration. 17th September, 1924.