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l-;!v" 'llll 'l%l-- fl_." e c o 4 '»'l.! » M P Opposes Appointment s of Member of House Raise From $500 to $600 Allshars maks. | Per Annum Is Sought | _ 'aCT OFFAVORITISM' | i h in Schools Act Change armremeimimeemmnemevtee | es e Protest was voiced by Leopold _ AMENDMENT -- HEARD * Macaulay, Acting Leader of the ' Cl ue se eie on es h Opposition, in the Legislature yes--| ? School teachers' salary minimum terday to the proposed appointment is raised from $500 to $600 by an | of W. G. Nixon, Liberal member for | amendment to the Public S« n.mi\'l Vemiskaming, as industrial com-- 'Al'! given House Committee read--| missioner for the T. & N.O. Rail-- 'im: in the Legislature yesterday. ; way. In support of the bill, Premier Provincial Secretary Nixon, who is | Hepburn stated that the section re-- Acting Minister of Education in the ferring to the appointment of a y | member of the Mouse to the posi-- sence of Hon. Duncan McArthur, | A P absenc 6 Duncan McAr M"'! tion might prove a controversial 94 » j $ gage thanl * a | s said only nineteen schools in the| one, but he pointed out that the Province were paying under $600, l chairmen -- of the Hydro--Electric "I think it is a little low," said| Commission and the Liquor Control | George Dunbar (Con.. Ottawa Board were members of the Legis--| South). "A young girl can enter the lature and were in receipt of two | Civil Service at $7530 minimum. salaries from the Government. | | When you consider that a girl has "I may say that we have in mind | i(o have matriculation and go to .\'.',,.! as industrial commissioner for the| mal School, I think $600 is a little| railway the member from Temiska--| low." | ming. Some one representing the| The amendment rules that a board | commission has to look after the| is not entitled to a township grant | promotion of industrial activity in in respect of a teacher's salary un-- the territory served by the railway. less the salary is $600. He has a thorough knowledge of The House assented to the with-- the possibilities of the district. He drawal of a section which would would be most useful in contacting have barred a school trustee, who industrial firms -- and watching was a merchant or bookseller, from legislation, both in the Federal selling books and classroom ma-- House and in the Quebec Logis-- terials for the use of the school o: lature." pupils. "I admit the member from Temiskaming would make a good man for the position, but I do not approve of suspending the general law in the case of a member of this House," said Mr. Macaulay,. "No man should have two salaries from the Province. I oppose the appomt-' ment unless it is only a temporary | one. It looks like an act of favorit--| ism to a follower who well de--} serves it." |