THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1277
held on the first Monday in January in every suc-
ceeding year thereafter, elect one of themselves to be
Chairman, who may join in the discussion, and shall
have an original as well as a casting vote. The
Chairman shall hold office until the election of his
successor.
5. If at any meeting the Chairman is not present
at the time appointed for holding the same, the
members present shall choose some one of their
number to be Chairman of such meeting.
6. If by resignation, death, or incapacity, or
otherwise, the office of Chairman shall be or become
vacant, the members may at any monthly or special
meeting appoint a Chairman.
7. All questions shall be determined by the
majority of votes of the members of the Board
present at a meeting.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations for the Payment of Grants to Education
Boards.

NORMANBY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this
seventeenth day of September, 1878.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

BY virtue of the powers and authorities vested in
me by "The Education Act, 1877," I, George
Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, the
Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by
and with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council of the said colony, do hereby make the
following regulations prescribing the times and
manner at and in which the moneys appropriated by
the General Assembly for the purposes specified by
the Education Act aforesaid shall be paid and
applied, that is to say,-

1. The grant under the Act of three pounds fifteen
   shillings per annum for every child in average daily
   attendance at the public schools shall be made to the
   Boards by monthly payments.

2. The moneys appropriated by the General As-
   sembly, at the rate of ten shillings per annum for
   each child in average daily attendance, for distribu-
   tion amongst School Committees for educational pur-
   poses, shall be paid to the Boards monthly, and the
   whole of such moneys shall be distributed by the
   Boards amongst the School Committees according to
   a predetermined scale based upon the average daily
   attendance at the public schools under the charge of
   the several Committees, and shall form a portion of
   the School Fund to be disbursed by the Committees
   in terms of the Act.

3. The moneys appropriated by the General As-
   sembly, at the rate of one shilling for each child in
   average daily attendance, and being the funds made
   specially applicable to the support of scholarships
   established by Boards under the provisions of the
   Act, shall be paid to the Boards once in every three
   months, or at such other times as the Minister may
   determine, according to the amount, not exceeding
   one shilling for each child in average daily attendance
   as aforesaid, shown by the Boards to be actually due
   in respect of such scholarships.

4. The moneys appropriated by the General As-
   sembly in aid of training institutions and the inspec-
   tion of schools, for school buildings, and for any other
   purposes, shall, unless otherwise provided, be paid to
   Boards in such proportions and at such times as the
   Minister may determine.

5. In the months of April, July, October, and
   January respectively an account shall be taken of
   the amount of rents or profits received by each Board
   during the previous quarter in respect of lands or
   other property vested in the School Commissioners
   under "The Education Reserves Act, 1877;" and the
   amount in each case of such rents or profits shall
   be deducted from the grants thereafter payable to
   the Board.

6. Grants for special purposes shall be applied by
   Boards solely and exclusively to those purposes for
   which such grants have respectively been made; and
   the Minister may from time to time require from
   Boards statements showing in detail the application
   of any such special grant.

7. The monthly payments to Boards shall be made
   according to the ascertained average attendance of
   the preceding quarter, as shown by the summary
   statements of the quarterly attendance returns fur-
   nished by them in terms of the Order in Council
   of 28th May, 1878.

8. The form of the summary statement of quar-
   terly attendance to be furnished by the Boards shall
   be as follows:-

THE EDUCATION BOARD OF THE DISTRICT OF
SUMMARY OF ATTENDANCE RETURNS FOR THE QUARTER ENDING
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(N.B.-This Summary should be forwarded to the Department of Education not later than one month from
the expiry of the quarter to which it relates.)

| TEACHERS, INCLUDING
PUPIL-TEACHERS. | SEWING TEACHERS. | NUMBERS ON ROLL. | AVERAGE
ATTENDANCE. | REMARKS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total. | Total. | At beginning of Quarter. | Strict Average. | |
| M. | M. | At end of Quarter. | Working Average. | |
| F. | F. | Average Weekly Number. | | |

SCHOOLS
(EACH SCHOOL
TO BE GIVEN
SEPARATELY).

Secretary to the Board.
Chairman, or Member of Board. (Signed)
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Totals

Approved (Signed)
(Date)

9. These regulations shall come into force upon
   the date hereof.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council,