RAISING SALARIES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9325, 30 March 1889, Page 6

RAISING SALARIES.

At the Board of Education yesterday afternoon the question of raising Inspector Goodwin's salary, which was deferred from last meeting, again came up for discussion. Mr. Upton's motion had been that Mr. Goodwin's salary should be raised from £'MSO to £'400. Mr. Goldie said he doubted whether they could deal with it, as they could not raise salaries till twelve months after a reduction had talcoll place. Mr. Thko. Cooper opposed the crease of s;lary, not because Mr. Goodwin's services were not worth the money, but because the exigencies of the country did not warrant it. Mr. Monk said £3."50 a-ycar now was better than £450 a few years ago, when rents and the cost of living were higher. Mr. Moat opposed the motion, and said if they raised the salary of one, they would have to do the same with tho salaries of others.

Mr. Cap.r also opposed the motion. Mr. Goldie said these were not the tiroes to raise salaries. - The Government had reduced capitation by 4s, and there was a possibility of further reductions next session. There was no other profession in New Zealand where men got the same salary for similar work.

Mr. Lennox was just as anxious as the others to reduce expenditure, but still he thought their inspectors had a good claim on the Board. Their teachers drove about in their buggies and carriages, and. lived on the fat of the land, while the lot of their inspectors was a hard one. They wore separated from their families for months, and had much hard travelling to do in all kinds of weather. He really did not think that £350 a year was sufficient remuneration for the work done.

Mr. Udy maintained that their inspectors were, when compared with other professions, getting very fair salaries. Mr. Lukk thought £-"100 a year was none too much for men like Mr. Goodwin. Mr. Upton said the only argument against the motion was that of Mr. Moat, that they could not raise Mr. Goodwin's salary without raising Mr. Pidler's also. He thought Mr. Goodwin's salary should be raised? The motion was then put and lost, only Mr. Luke and Mr. Lennox voting for it.