FREE SCHOOL BOOKS.
[ NOT FAVOURED BY MINISTER. (Special to the “Herald.”) WELLINGTON, July 22. Asked by Mr G. Witty (Ricearton) ! whether free school books will be pro- , vided, Sir James Parr (Minister of , Education) replied that the Education ! Department lias already done a great deal to relievo parents of the expense Jof providing primary school books, inasmuch fis all reading matter for the , standard classes is provided free i through tlio medium of the School Journal and supplementary continuous readers. The cost to the State at present is not less than £IO,OOO a year. The number of text books in other subjects h,ns been restricted as much as j possible, the authorised list now containing only five books, all of which I are un form throughout New Zealand. 1 This obviously cheapens the cost to parents. Further, in ail cases where parents are unable to afford to purchase books, these are provided free. Beyond this the Department is not prepared to recommend the Government to go, since the establishment of a Iree-book system would involve the expenditure of a very large sum of money. On account of heavy financial commitments in other directions, he could not see his way clear to recommend free school books.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 23 July 1925, Page 8
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205FREE SCHOOL BOOKS. Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 23 July 1925, Page 8
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