CO129-449 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1918 [7-9] — Page 347

His Excellency,

gir 7. H. May, K. C. I. G

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Salyingpun Bchool.

Tong Long.

July, 27th, 1918.

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RECE (Pre 28 OCT 19!

I beg to acknowledge the receipt of the communication received in reply to my application of June 29th, and regret to nete the decision.

I respectfully submit that as my application is ---- reasonable and legitimate, and in view of the anomalous conditions which obtain, that this letter with the attachments numbered 1,. 2. 3 & 4 respectively be forwarded to the Secretary of state for the Colonias.

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I enclose the necessary copies.

I have the honour to point out that +

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Under the English Education Code a person with a University Degree counts only as an uncertificated Teacher unless the Degree is supplemented by a recognized certificate of proficiency in the Theory and Practice of Teaching, 0.6. The Diploma of the University į of Oxford in the Theory, History and practies of Education.

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Salaries in this Department do not compare favourably with those paid at home where, since the war, substantial increases havE been given.

The additional money voted for Education undar the scheme

of the Minister of Education has gone, in the first instance, to **** improve Teachers' Salaries,

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