EDUCATION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17078, 29 January 1916, Page 10

EDUCATION.

[Pee Press Association.] WELLINGTON. January 28. "There are some people," said the Hon. J. A. Hanan in reply to a deputation to-day, " who would make the waa- an excuse »o stop certain services." For instance, there, were some who thought that the medical inspection of schools could well stop during the war on the grounds of expense. He would not countenance such a thingIt would be false economy. Reduction of exp-enditure on this and other matters like primary education would meau that the children of workers would he deprived of the benefits they snould receive. The workers were sharing but little in the prosperity of the country which was alleged to be due to the war. Though it was impossible to direct some of the wealth winch was said to have been deriA-ed by the "wool kings into th.o pockets of the workers, the least thev could do was to see that the health mS education of the children were iooked after and promoted.