The Melbourne Age writes:— ln some thing the same way that large quantities of 'spirits are hastily removed from Bond when a Treasurer contemplates an increased duty, it is just probable that many fair State school teachers will adopt equally effectual measures to defeat the object of coming legislation. Under the present Public Service Act any lady who enters the bonds of matrimony, and who afterwards retires from the service, is entitled to com pensation, based on the scale of a month's salary for every year's service. But Mr Peacock's "Teacher's Bill," which it is hoped will become law next February, will do away with compensation altogether, the Minister no doubt basing his con clusions on his own golden ignorance of the happy state, having apparently decided that marriage is in itself sufficient recompense for the lady teacher. But the ladies, of course, do not care to surrender their, pecuniary privileges thus lightly, and those of them who have any intentions in that direction will probably hurry on the happy' event as much as possible, so that it may take place under the advan tageous provisions of the present.? Act. Unfortunately, there is no "drawback" in marriage, otherwise the entire service —the female portion, at least — might be married under the favourable conditions of the present Act, and wait for suitable opportunities to "take delivery" of husbands.
