ADULT EDUCATION.
larger grant WANTED. >*m& issocixMos txraos**-) WELLINGTON, September 18. Application was made to the Primo Minister and the Minister of Education, "the Hon. C. J. Farr, to-day, by a deputation representing the Workers Educational Association for an increased grant to enable the Association to carry on the work of adult education. Mr H. D. Aclandj president of the Association, spoke of the objects of the Association and what had been done since its inception in 1915. The Association asked that the Government increase the grant to £4OOO a year. New South Wales was spending £7OOO a year uoon the W.E.A. Unless they received further financial assistance, payments to tutors would hajre to be decreased or the field of work reduced. Mr Parr and Mr Massey both admitted that the Association was doing good work, but the main difficulty of the Government was to make available moneys to go round. Mr Massey said that he would talk the matter over with Mr Parr, and at a later date with Cabinet. He promised the deputation that jie would do his "best for litem.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18182, 19 September 1924, Page 9
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