SECONDARY EDUCATION

New Zealand Mail, 27 August 1902, Page 23

SECONDARY EDUCATION

IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS. SPECIAL TO THE “TIMES.” DUNEDIN, August 22. Two important resolutions were discussed at last night’s meeting of tho Dunedin, and Suburban. School Committees’ Conference. The Rev A. Cameron, of Anderson’s Bay, moved a resolution affirming that the time had arrived when secondary schools and University colleges oU»~M 00 lfldUo xivw, * 0 oo Operation of similar organisations throughout the colony in urging the Government to take the necessary steps. In a powerful address, he urged that the great reform of making the colony’s education scheme free from the kindergarten to the University could he carried out for £45,000 a year, towards which a considerable sum could be obtained by the practice cf economies in avoiding overlapping and in the prevention of the duplication of officers and administering bodies. The resultant deficit could easily be made up by an export tax on coal and gold. He strongly urged this form of taxation because these classes of mining impoverished the soil, and, in most cases, those who made their piles left the country with their gains. The resolution was carried unanimously, and as an outcome of its enthusiastic reception it is proposed to form a league with the object of influencing tho constituencies at the coming general election.

The conference by 15 to 4 adopted a resolution approving the principle of a superannuation fund for teachers, and urging the city and suburban members to support the introduction of legislation on the subject, but asking that entire details of the suggested schemes should be discussed by those immediately interested during the recess.