FREE SCHOOL BOOKS.
AUCKLAND COMPLAINTS. (Fhom Oub Own Correspondent.) AUCKLAND, March 24. The troubles that have gathered round the inauguration of the free class-books scheme do not seem to have been com.-. pljetely cleared away. Protest is nowi being made against the board's '.ntimation that the books cannot be taken home by the pupils. Such a protest was read at this week s meeting of the Auckland Education Board from the Thames Commit-' tee. The chairman (Mr Parr) said it was abundantly clear from the department's regulations that the books could not be allowed to be taken home by the children. The grant was, sufficient to provide only 4 one reader, and that must be kept in the schools. Otherwise, it would be sub-! jected to damaging treatment, and there would be no funds to replace it. He adhered to the opinion that the free grant' business was a farce, and was not wanted 1 ./ Parents, he believed, would prefer _toT buy the books themselves. " The whole: thing is in such a muddle," Mr Pan* added, "that the Minister should remodel;: the basis of the grant." . A was passed regretting that the conditions;, of the grant would not allow the books*' ifo be taken from school, es the setw supplied must last more than one yeai\'|
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Otago Witness, Issue 2924, 30 March 1910, Page 59
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216FREE SCHOOL BOOKS. Otago Witness, Issue 2924, 30 March 1910, Page 59
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