EDUCATION BILL

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 291, 4 September 1926, Page 4

EDUCATION BILL

« A LATE SITTING. After an all-night sitting and against strenuous opposition by the Labour and Nationalist Parties, the Education Amendment Bill was passed by the House of Representatives yesterday. The bone of contention was the teacher’s right of appeal against non-ap-pointment, but the amendment moved by Air. H. Atmore (Nelson) to give the right was ruled out of order by the Chairman of Committees on the ground that it involved ah appropriation, and the ruling was upheld by Mr. Speaker. A division was taken on the third reading on the question that the Bill be recommitted for further consideration, and the proposal was defeated by 42 votes to 16. The Bill was passed at 4 a.m. During the debate the Prime Minister intimated that he was not prepared to give the teachers the right of appeal in the direction they desired. .■ Ample freedom was given the teachers at present. The Postmaster-General (Hon. W. Nosworthy) was of opinio 1 that the great majority of the teachers wanted nothing more than they had. The “fly ip the ointment” was Mr. H. A. Parkinson, who, after the manner of some people who got into public affairs, displayed Bolshevik tendencies. He had to do something to justify his position.