Views expressed at Conferences and 'by artisans
and people interested during the tour.

14. The system of industrial instruction was visits to
enquired into in the schools visited, and the ques-

tion was discussed with workmen and employers
of labour in the shops. Some of the latter ad-
vocated the apprentice system, in which the
craftsman is assisted by learners or apprentices.
The aim of the trade workshop is, of course, to
make a profit, and the training of apprentices is
a secondary consideration. Beginners are not
paid; but in a short time they are able to earn
two or three annas a day* A craftsman would
only have a few apprentices—three or four at the
most—at one time.

15. There appeared to be a general demand
for more thorough industrial training—

(a) Ijy teachers who, by their ability and
zeal, were able to command the res-
pect of people of the artisan class ;

(&} by the introduction of modern
methods ;

(c) by the introduction of modern and im-
proved tools and simple machinery.

16. As an inducement to good work, it was
urged that pupils should receive the sale value
of their work, less the cost of the material they
use.

17. Night schools were not generally desired Night schools
even for those who are at present working as
apprentices in small shops. It was urged, in rired>

More tho-
rough indus-
trial training
needed.

Pupils should
receive the
sale value of
their work,