DECLINED.
A REQUEST FOR A CONFERENCE.
MINISTER AND BOARDS OF
EDUCATION
FREE BOOKS v. CAPITATION
PER PRESS ASSOCIATION Christohurch, Alarch J (5. At a meeting of tbe Nortb Canterbury Hoard of Education a letter received from the Department stated that a request from tlie Board to tbe -uim'ster t oconvene a conference of {Education Boards at an early date to discuss matters of administrationin connection with tho primary school system had been laid before tbe Minister to convene a conference of iregretted that owing to the appropriation being already exhausted he was unable at present to make arrangements to meet the Board's wishes in the matter. Speaking on. tlie subject of the withdrawal by the Government of capitation allowances previously -gran-ted-to school committees, Mr Jamieson pointed out it would be better 'o abandon tho free school book system and restore the capitation. The free book system,' ho contended, was a failure, and tbe amount expended on that system exceeded by £267 yOs 5d tbe total capitation payable for incidentals. Free books, he added, were not asked for. All that was wanted was uniformity of school books for children moving from place to place.
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Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 1136, 17 March 1910, Page 4
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