TEACHERS' CONCESSION TICKETS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 626, 1 October 1909, Page 4

TEACHERS' CONCESSION TICKETS.

v k VIGOROUS PROTEST. - Liko nearly .every ottier . Education Board in Now Zealand, the' Wellington Education Board viows with strong'disapproval the ■ proposal; of theVEducation:-Department to .withdraw the railway/concession tickets, 'hitherto issued to teachers' travelling-;; to ■ classes of instruction.' The; Department first: proposed/that tha ! con-' cessions should beMvithdrawri .as from September 30, but under, pressure' from'certaineducation districts' consented' to • extend tbs' privilege to .Deocmber 31. . , ■ On the a Department's intentions being announced at the monthly , meeting of tho WelEducation Board, yesterday, Mr. J. G. /IV. lAitlcen entered.a very strong protest: The withdrawal: of these railway concessions from . teachers' who. desired 'to journey to instruction classes' to improvo their equipment -was a /very serious, irtatter; ' The board should protest very/strongly ..against; sucli : ' a retrograde Step. as.,wa's'.nDW,ptoposid;.by the Department. He moved:—. . ■' ; "That.'a deputation from - the board' . wait upon JW.'.Minister .for Education • ■, with reference"; to'.the \Hth3rawal;-of''.'' I :teacher^' Vail, way concessions.- V-: --:'j -. 'lii;; Kebbell seconded tho motion, and. su'ggested that- other j, boards; bp invited to cooperate. • : "/- .'.r-i}:■■■'. )■■; V Mr. Allan! I# there any reason given? \ '. The' board's/ ,G. i L; Stewart) ..replied:, jn, the hejjativfc!' ~ '• . ,llr. AiUreiiVr suspect that the Railway Department, .wanting, to make. tho. railways .pay,, 1 has discovered that the ' Education, Department's "system: of ■ railway.■■■ .concossions" for , teachers lcosts too'much. .v 1 ." j Mr. A. 11. Vile endorsed. Mr. Aitken's remarks.' ;.and /.the motion, iras j cairried • unanimously. 1 : ■ ... .... , .