SALARIES OF TEACHERS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18049, 24 September 1920, Page 3

SALARIES OF TEACHERS

PAYMENT OP INCREASES.

(Fbom Oub Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, September 23. An mrpnry touching the date when the paymont of increased salaries to school ■teachers could be expected was made in the House of Representatives tliis afternoon by Mr W. IL Field (Otaki), who quoted a letter from one of his constituents as illustrative of the anxiety that was felt on the point The writer remarked that it had been stated by the Minister that tlio payments would be mndo before the end of this month and a later announcemetf; had indicated that it would not bo until next month that the increase would bo available. The teachers needed the money, and it was not much comfort to tliem to state that, the payments would be retrospective. The idea was abroad that Chnstroas n ° k rOCeiVO th ° 6Stra mon °y till The Minister for Education (tho Hon. u ? aic * formulation of a scheme for increased salaries for teachers was at present occupying tlio attention of the Assistant Director, Mr J. Caughlov the secretary of the Department, the Chief IT He " V a £.-sk. lie felt that ifc was only ricrht that the teachers should bo consulted themselves in regard to tho difficulties. Only that morning he had spent some time with the representatives of the Educational In Etitutc, and placed before them a rough draft of tho proposals. The institute had asked for a few days to consider the proposals, with a view to making suggestions and ho had agreed to the request. is soon as thoir expressions of opinion were forthcoming no time would bo lost in distributmg the money to the teachers