UNIFORM TEXT BOOKS.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 162, 10 July 1924, Page 4

UNIFORM TEXT BOOKS.

FAVOURED BY COMMITTEE. LOCAL RATING SCHEME. -'■'■ "■ f J (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) • „ TIMARU, this day f. At a meeting of school committees representing the South Island, from • Christchurch to Invcrcargill, yesterday it I was decided to form a South Island % federation of school committees' associations. Mr. A. F. Boyes (Timaru). wag elected president. It was proposed that school staffing tshould be based upon the averago roll I number. The matter was discussed at I some length, and found general favour. I It was decided that the executive of the j association bring down a request to the I department. j A detailed scheme was brought for- H ; ward by Mr. J. Somerville by which he • B said the department could supply uni- I i form text books for the schools at 40 pet l j cent less than the present cost. A com- ■ | i mittee was appointed to work out com- l J plete details, after which the scheme is t |to be submitted to the department. The- f I scheme found general favour but some', g !of the delegates considered that tlie V I school books should be supplied by the t department free. X It was decided to ask the department f , Ito supply the school committees with & P ; j general report ori the work of teachers. f} : ,.i A motion was passed disapproving of H the proposal of the New Zealand Ednca- ' "'r*~ tional Institute for local rating for eitra r , ; incidentals. |p|