BONUS TO CIVIL SERVANTS.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13664, 5 September 1916, Page 2

BONUS TO CIVIL SERVANTS.

POSITION OF SCHOOL TEACHERS, (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, September 4, Replying to an inquiry why the payment of the war bonus to teachers hart been delayed, the Minister (Hon, .1. Hanan) stated that many difficult points had arisen, These had now been decided and the Education Boards were to-day notified to make arrangements for the payments, The distribution of a war bonus had been approved as follows: To all public school'teachers, including pupil teachers, probationers, training college students, and teachers employed wholly in manual training by Education Boards the basis of payment will be for married men (which includes widowers and widows with children under fourteen years of age) £lii. All others £7 IDs, except juveniles under eighteen years of age, to whom £:'» will be payable. In the case of married women, whose husbands are engaged in the (lOveriinient service or Education Board service, no bonus willbe payable, otherwise they will receive. £7los. One half of the bonus will be payable at ouee, as for period from April. Ist to September .'ill. Persons employed for only part of I hat period, are to be paid a proportionate amount. No payment is to bcinade if the remuneration, including payments for manual and technical instruction, and married assistant allowance, house allowance, or equivalent of house allowance, if residence is provided, exceeds £lls per annum.

The Minister said lie was sorry that after obtaining- the opinion of the Soli-citor-General, lie found the war bonus could not be paid to secondary school and technical school teachers.