NATIVE SCHOOL TEACHERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 18, 21 January 1916, Page 2

NATIVE SCHOOL TEACHERS.

j * [; CONFERENCE CONCLUDED. The conference, of native school teachers this afternoon, when the delegates' were "entertained at' Bishopscouxt by the Bishop of Auckland and Mrs, AvefilL Conference business was resumed this smprnjng . .at 10 o'clock, at St. Ste...jphen'B School, Mr Jas. MelntyTe presiding, _when remits were considered. The :\ motion certificated; assistant teaeh-.--em-eboaJd the-same-ratee as' teachers in the public ■ Bchoola wae supported by Mrs M. E. Johnston (Whakanapa). After considerable discussion the --proposal-was negatived. ...--A proposal irbm the editor of fTe. Wlaka. Maorj" -that observation schools" ehould. be establishfid was cordially, received, but it -was decided that for the present the situation would be snet by the extensioir_.of the school hoK- - days in order to allow-teachers to attend ~~ classes-of inetnietion. •-- Mr G. Mahoney (Eautoki) moved that ■ iffiistant teaehere, whether living at ■ Jsome or. not,-should be.granted boarding a?lowaib;e. The proposal.waa..earwetl. ¥otes of thanks were" carried :to the ■ trustees' of St: Stephen's ■ Oollege- - for " _, use of their buildingß; to Mr W. W. Bird (chief inspector of native 1 ' schools) for iis attendance and assist-ance-et'ihe-conference,, and to the T?ress. A cheque was presented to Mr and Mrs ,-Ai Wilson in.recognition of "their "kind- • iiese and'thought in providing luncheon ,:' "for" ay delegates'at"ttre school during Conference; "'■" It was decided that ■ the next conierenee be held at llotorua at a date to lie fixed --by the asecutive.