HELP FROM TEACHERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15689, 17 August 1914, Page 5

HELP FROM TEACHERS.

CONTRIBUTIONS ARRANGED.

NO INCREASES IN SALARIES.

NATIONAL RESERVE SUPPORTED.

Not only did Saturday's meeting of the Auckland.' branch •■>{ tho New Zealand Educational Institute decide to ask all teachers to contribute 3j per cent, of their salaries towards local and Imperial needs in the present crisis, but, while asking that the Education Bill should bo placed on the Statute Book as early as possible, it requested that tho clauses giving substantial increases in salary should be suspended until peace is proclaimed, "We teachers who have taught and studied history," said the president, Mr. T. F. Warren, explaining the special purpose for which the meeting was called, "realise that tho present time is the most serious in the history of tho world, since 100 years ago, the time of the Napoleonic wars. We cannot do a great deal in activo defence of our country, but we are none the less anxious to do what we can. (Applause). Thrco proposals have been made whereby we may assist as a body—one suggestion Is that the clauses in tho Education Bill affecting salaries be postponed, another the establishment of a general relief fund to be contributed to by teachers and scholars, ,i.nd the third, which emanates from the Wellington executive, that teachers should give one day's salary from their monthly cheque." Mr. W. N. Mcintosh moved in favour of the last proposal. " Although we all hope that the Education Bill will be immediately put through," said the seconder of the motion, Mr. T. I". Wells, "I am sure that no teacher at this time would care to accept any increase in salary from the Government, and we would prefer that, as long 05 the war continues, all such additional payments should be handed over by the Treasury to tho Minister for Defence." (Applause). An amendment was moved by Mr. J. N. Armstrong that teachers should bo asked to contribute 3J per cent, of their salaries per month, and this suggestion was ultimately adopted. It was at first proposed that tho whole of the funds so raised should be devoted to relieving local want and privation, but tho opinion of the majority of those present was expressed by Miss Newton, who, in moving that half tho fund should be for Imperial purposes and half for local needs, said that after ail they must remember that they were Britishers first, New Zeilanders second, and Aucklandors a bad third. Tho proposal was favoured by a large majority and adopted. It was decided that a copy of the two resolutions he forwarded to the New Zealand Educational Institute A resolution unanimously carried by 140 country teachers in Auckland, suggesting that the Education Bill should he enacted immediately, but that the clauses affecting salaries be postponed, was brought forward by Mr. G. Lippiatt, who moved that tho meeting should endorse it, and forward it to the proper authorities. This course wan adopted. The president agreed to ask the Management Committee to give effect to a suggestion from Mr. W. N. Mcintosh that male teachers should be risked to enrol in the National Reserve for Home defence, and lady teachers to volunteer for Home service in nursing corps.

CROATIANS IN THE NORTH.

SUM OF £537 lOR WAR FUND.

[BY TELEGRAM!.—OWX CORRESPOVnE.VT.J

Dargavui.E, Sunday. ! At a. meeting of 3uj Croatian?, hold I yesterday morning, the mini of £587 was subscribed towards the War Fund. Half is to go to tbo Kaipara Patriotic Fund, and half towards alleviating distress in iSerria, Tlio C'roatians prtsorvo a quiet 1 demeanour, but in conversation with a Herald representative their lender's voiced their keen disappointment, that their Mrvices could not be utilised by the British authorities, as they, to a man, were lntij Austrian.