Tonga-New Zealand
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Educational Scheme
AFTER negotiations which have lasted for three years, the Gov ernments of New Zealand and Tonga have completed an educa tional scheme of co-operation.
The agreement, long overdue, is designed to facilitate the appoint ment of New Zealand teachers for service in Tonga. It outlines the machinery for their recruitment, terms of service, salaries and allow ances, housing, transport to and from Tonga, superannuation pay ments, medical attention, and in spection of schools.
The agreement was signed by Mr.
C. E. Beeby, Director of Education in New Zealand, and Prince Tungi, OBE, Premier and Minister of Education in Tonga.