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(13.) What was the total amount of building-grants for manual and technical
instruction last quarter?
(14.) What balance of building-grants remained unexpended at the close of
last quarter?
(15.) For what sum is application now made?
(16.) At what bank is the account of the controlling authority kept?
I certify that the foregoing statements are correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
, Secretary or Chairman of [Controlling authority].

For Departmental Use only.
Amount granted for buildings .. .. .. .. .. £ .
" furniture and fittings .. .. .. .. .. £ .
" apparatus .. .. .. .. .. £ .

VII.—Grants in Aid of Material.

Under the head of “Material” may be included the material necessary for the demonstration of the instruction and for individual practical work in classes under the Act, and also such apparatus and appliances as require to be replaced from year to year.
The grants to school classes set forth in Section II. hereof are intended to cover the cost of material, and no further grant under this head will be made to such classes.
In the case of special, associated, and college classes the Minister may make grants in aid of material which in general shall not exceed two-thirds of the cost of such material, but in the case of classes for teachers or instructors may be equal to the total cost of the material required.
No grants in aid of material will be made unless the circumstances are such as in the opinion of the Minister warrant his giving his approval.
No grants for material will be made on account of continuation classes.
Grants for material will be payable out of moneys voted by the General Assembly for manual and technical instruction under the Act.
Applications for grants in aid of material must in general satisfy the conditions laid down in the case of grants for buildings, and must be made in the following form :—

(1.) In what town or district are the classes or proposed classes to be held?
(2.) What is the controlling authority?
(3.) In the case of associated classes, what are the public associations joining in the establishment of the classes?
(4.) For what classes is the material required? Give the number or probable number of pupils in each class.
(5.) Is the material to be used solely for manual or technical instruction?
(6.) Give details of the material in respect of which application is made, and of the cost thereof.
(7.) What is the total cost of the material required?
(8.) What part of this will the managers or controlling authority contribute?
(9.) What was the total amount of grants for material for manual and technical instruction last quarter?
(10.) What balance of grants for material remained unexpended at the close of last quarter?
(11.) For what sum is application now made?
(12.) At what bank is the account of the controlling authority kept?
I certify that the foregoing statements are correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
, Secretary or Chairman of [Controlling authority].

For Departmental Use only.
Amount granted for material .. .. .. .. .. £ .

VIII.—Scholarships.

The Minister may establish local scholarships tenable by students attending or who have attended any classes under this Act or under “The Manual and Technical Elementary Instruction Act, 1895,” and may make regulations in regard to such scholarships, provided in general that the number of scholarships offered in the several education districts shall be as nearly as possible in proportion to the number of pupils in the several districts who are receiving instruction under this Act.
The Minister may also establish colonial scholarships tenable by students who have attended any classes under this Act or under “The Manual and Technical Elementary Instruction Act, 1895,” at any institution, either within or without the colony, at which higher instruction is given in technical, commercial, or agricultural subjects, and may make regulations in regard to such scholarships.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any regulations as to scholarships made under “The Education Act, 1877,” the Education Board of any district may, if it see fit, allow such scholarships to be held at any educational institution approved by the Minister, at which instruction is given in technical, commercial, or agricultural subjects, provided that such instruction is higher than is given in public schools in school classes under this Act.

IX.—Subsidies on Voluntary Contributions.

All claims for subsidies on bequests under section 17, subsection (1), of “The Manual and Technical Instruction Act, 1900,” must be accompanied by a statutory declaration setting forth the amount of the bequest, name of the benefactor, date of probate of the will, and including a statement that the total amount of the bequest has been actually received by