From the recent Education Act it appears that a lump sum may be paid in the event of death or retirement owing to ill-health before attain-ment of the retiring age. It has, therefore, been assumed, for convenience of calculation, and as being sufficiently near the truth for the purpose in view, that the lump sum will be payable at the retiring age (i.e.,. 55, 60, and 65) or at previous death. The pension has been treated as a deferred annuity, without return of premiums, in event of death or retiral before the retiring age. In all cases the age at entry of the teacher has been taken as age 25, so that the annual equivalents have been spread over the whole period of service.

I BEG to submit for the consideration of your Committee the enclosed statement in regard to the circumstances attending the framing of the National Minimum Scales of salaries for teachers in Scotland, particularly with reference to the part played by the non-contributory pension scheme in determining the scales.

I do not know whether the case of Scotland comes directly within the terms of your remit. I earnestly trust it does, as on the question of superannuation the position of England and Scotland is essentially the same. For example, if the English Bill is passed, and five per cent. is deducted from English salaries, Scotland's share of superannuation money

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automatically drops a corresponding amount ( of English decrease). Scottish teachers therefore contend that they have a right to be heard at the present stage, which is for them also the final stage.

I trust, therefore, that your Committee will take into consideration the Scottish case. As Chairman of the teachers' representatives at the Salaries Conference, I shall be glad to attend to give evidence in regard to it, if necessary.

CONFERENCE ON SCALES OF SALARIES FOR SCOTTISH TEACHERS.

By the terms of the Education (Scotland) Act, 1918, Section 6 (e), the Department were required to prepare, after consultation with representatives of the Education Authorities and the teaching profession, minimum national scales of salaries for teachers in Scotland, and the Authorities were hereafter required to submit for the approval of the Department schemes of scales of salaries for teachers employed by them, satisfying the conditions as to these minimum national scales.

It was agreed by the representatives of the Education Authorities and of the teaching profession that the best way to carry out the terms of the Act was to meet together and endeavour to arrive at an agreed upon scheme. The Department accepted this suggestion, and the two parties met together in Edinburgh in August, 1919, with Sir John Struthers as Chairman.

At this Conference agreement was reached as to Minimum Scales. The Department accepted the findings of this Conference, and issued the Scales as the Minimum National Scales, in accordance with the terms of Section 6 (c) of the Education (Scotland) Act.

During the course of the discussion the Representatives of the Education Authorities submitted that the terms of the new Pension Scheme (1918) conferred real benefits upon teachers, and that these benefits should be considered in fixing the Minimum National Scales. They submitted a statement showing the extent of these benefits on salaries of varying amounts.

Confirmation of the general accuracy of this statement can no doubt be obtained from the official Minutes of the Conference in the possession of the Department.

(Signed) D. MACGILLVRAY,

Chairman of Teachers' Representatives at

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Burnham scale and non-contributory pension system, organic
connection 399-407-Government grants 399-407-

Local pension schemes 353-9, 361-72, 408-10- -Recruit-
ment of teachers 359-60, 373-4.

Teachers' Superannuation Act, 1918, non-alteration.-a Basic
conception during sittings of Burnham Committees 380-98
-Implied pledge 375-98.

Technical teachers position 346-52, 359–60, 373–4.

Acts of Parliament.-Alteration of, breach of faith question,
Fisher 477, 502.

Association of Education Committees.-Conference at Board of
Education, July, 1919, Yoxall 7; Powell 177, 186-7; Fisher
493 Memorandum, Yoxall 64-8; Leslie 598–600.

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BURNHAM, THE RT. HON. VISCOUNT, C.H. 416-64, Report 18.
Burnham Committees.-Character, method of working and
object 417, 419.

Burnham Scales.-Adoption, extent 419, 445-and Cost of
living 449--52A-and Non-contributory pension scheme a
component part of a single settlement 439-Permanency,
no guarantee 419, 444Reduction proposals 446-7-
Total financial effect 426, 443.

Geddes Committee 427, 461-3.

Teachers.-Recruitment of 423, 464- -Salaries 448--Short-
age 419, 448.

Teachers' Superannuation Act, 1918.-Alteration, criticisms
418, 433-4, 436-8, no suggestion to Burnham Committee
418, 425, 429-31, 433, 453-4-Non-alteration a basic con-
ception at sittings of Burnham Committee 455-6, 458-60,
implied pledge 439.

Burnham Committees.-Character of, and method of working,
Burnham 417-formation and meetings, Yoxall 12-4-
and Non-contributory pension scheme, see under Teachers'
Superannuation Act, 1918-Objects of, etc., Yoxall 14:
Burnham 419--Position of Board of Education with regard
to, Yoxall 14-20; Fisher 493.

Burnham