TEACHERS HARD LOT.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1889, 7 April 1913, Page 3

TEACHERS HARD LOT.

Interesting sidelights on the isolated and. rough life of many of our country teachers are usually forthcoming on those occasions when teachers foregather to discuss professional matters. At a largely attended meeting of the Auckland Institute, the principle of making service in the country a sine qua non of promotion in the service -was cordially endorsed. The difficulty seemed to be to define what should fairly be classed as "country." A small school on the outskirts of Auckland is hardly a country school in the opinion of a man from the foot of Ruapehu. One teacher said that his idea of the country was 60 miles by train, 40 miles by boat, and some more miles by coach. There were teachers at the meeting who cod Id not get from their scnools to Auckland in less than four days. It cost one man £7 return to make a journey to town. In the outback region of this teacher flour cost £2l a ton. kerosene 19s a case, and bread Is 2d a loif. Every service but the teaching services allows its employees a special allowance for such places.