ACCOUNTANCY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 281, 28 November 1938, Page 6

ACCOUNTANCY.

Realising the futility of battering one's head against the stone wall of entrenched selfcomplacency, I had intended remaining out of this controversy. But after the evasive whitewashing administered by the local secretary of the Accountants' Society, I feel constrained to say my piece. With reference to the statement that the marking is left to the examiners —what of the scaling of marks which takes fflace ? That the marks are so scaled has been openly admitted by persons of high standing. Further, it is stated that the local instructors are satisfied with the latest papers set. I can assure him that I know several of the most prominent instructors in thi* country and they make no secret of the fact that the papers have 'l>een grossly unfair, and. further, ulisurdly marked over a long jveriod of time. Further, tlie standard (if such an evasive thing can be called a standard) lias been progressively stiffened. Why not to solve the difficulty let. the common herd, after, of course, the wearers of the "old school tie"' have been admitted, ballot for the remaining admissions? UNQUALIFIED BY ONE. Will Mr. Elliffe answer my three questions in your issue of the 25tli inst.? PRACTISING ACCOUNTANT.