POSITIONS OF HONOUR.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 260, 27 July 1908, Page 11

POSITIONS OF HONOUR.

. . PROPOSED LEGISLATION CRITICISED. (BT .TELEOBAPH.—SPECIAL, COEnESrONDEKT.) ' ; ■ • Chrlstchiirch, July 21. ■ , Tlie .'Tress,'' expresses the;: hope 'that, the clause .iii_the hew .'amending Bill promoted . by : the Canterbury College-Board of. Governors., ,i; hich, provides for ■ a'.'chairmari. re.®e'J['nS a B annual allowance .not exceeding - £300, will bo struck out. . "We do not wsh,'.', the. paper states, "to underrate the work, done; by the present chairman and by, some of Ins predecessors. The .work done by Air. Russell has: .involved .veryf-largo' de•:liis.;tune, iind if .it ifqrei,to'*.be . ■ treatedl simply .as '■ a matter of business , a payment or £300 a year/ would 'not " co'mP en sate him for his services.'V The'"Press". 'contends,--"however, {that : if. the principle, for payment; of'this kind; of work is admitted .-reSt;- at' an honorarWiiii'to' the chairman of the Board of' Governors of-Can-to .the. gentlemen, occuping. similar. positions m Wellington, Auckland; . It is known'that already there- is *a movement on,.foot' for tho pa L ynieiit. ,/ ()f' chairmen, of Education Boards, , •HarTwur'jSoardsi'. 'aiid-.btber'i' 'loSdl•:'• .bodies'.' :>•' ''We have already'too much of the "professional!.:politician in : , Parliament; 1 ■ It • would v be a'public, misfortune if .we m" New Zealand .that, there ■ arc ' no members ; of -tliff' community' sufficiently., public'rspirited to accept position's responsibility -"iir connection. ■ with>,6uh-educational institutitirfs' and - local' bodies without receiving'some.jkind of cash : 'paynient.'lf'wo aro to transform'tho posi- . tioris. fof , chairmen of College " Governqrs, ' Ethication- Boards, Hiirbour, Bfciards, Hospi- ■ : tal -Board's; and tho like' into'salaried •'post's, m.:sh|ill;simply hand'them.,oyer to', the pro-' : fessional'-office-seeker,. smco : ;the .class-' who •' ari).'content to'serve the,public for the hon- " bur.-of -.receiving : the public-confidence will' -stand aside-,from competing with the- class who now. enter. Parliament' sim"p]y"is' ! a means of livelihood.''.: =:^..j