Concern Over Text Book Shortage
Shortages of text books and other school materials caused grave concern at a meeting of the Whangarei Trade and Labour Council last night. So that the production of school books may be treated as a number one priority and that all the paper necessary for the printing of these essential books may be commandeered, it was decided to approach the Minister of Education (Mr Mason) and the Minister in Charge of the Government Printing Office. The secretary (Mr H. Boreham) was authorised to write to the Ministers through the Federation of Labour and the Prime Minister.
It was suggested that if the Government printing office was unable to handle the production the work should be allocated to other printing establishments.
Teachers were experiencing great trouble even in procuring books that had been owned by four and five previous scholars, it was stated.
They were finding great difficulty in trying to teach the children from the blackboard alone. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr F. J. Tercel presided.
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Northern Advocate, 13 March 1947, Page 4
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