"NO SURPRISE."

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 88, 15 April 1931, Page 9

"NO SURPRISE."

TEACHERS' WAGES CUT. OPERATION FROM APRIL 1. ABOUT 2000 "AFFECTED. —— ■ : ALLOWANCES ALSO REDUCED. All officers in tho employ of the Auckland Education Board will have their salaries reduced by 10 pa? (ferit as from April 1. About 2060 teachers will be affected. This information was contained mi a •memorandum from the _ Education Department which was received by tlio board this morning. The memorandum stated tlut the rates of all salaries, wages, allowances, fees, commission, or other emoluments payable to officers, etc., in the employ of the board would be reduced. Where an officer was provided with board or lodging., or With the use of a lioutHi or,, quarters, if the value was assessed in any Act, regulation, or qualification list, such value would be taken; if tlife value was not so fixed but assessed for HUperanimation purposes, sildfli assessment would be taken; and in other cases details, were to be forwarded to the Department so that assessment might be made. All officers receiving increase's _to salary on or after April 1 were ( subject also to the reduction in respect to such increases. Travelling expenses were not subject to'the reduction, but travelling allowances or maintenance allowances dlawn by an officer were subject to ilie reduction. As regards superannuation, officers had the right, expiring on September 30, of contributing either on the higher or lower salaries. In the meantime, deductions would be niade oh the reduced salary. "r v ■ "This lias not come as a surprise," said Mr. A. Burns, the chairman, "but I regret that, owing to the financial position of the country, Parliament has been unable to restrict the cut to higher salaries. Parliament lias been impartial* however, and all have to make equal eacriiices." , , "D6es the reduction apply to members of the board?" askfcd Mr. p. B. Sims. Mr. burns: Ves, instead of getting lOd an hour, voii will get only Bd. Mr. K. S. W. King thought that the clause, "in the employ of your board," did not refer to members of the board. If tlyii Were not the. case, they would not be, subject to the reduction. Mr. Purdie: We are the "etc." Mr. Burns thought that board Members would be affected by the reduction, but he suggested that they get a ruling from the Department. It was decided to act in accorddncc With the director's memorandum regarding officers of the board.