1294
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 46

“Private school” means any school as hereinbefore defined supported either wholly or partially by the moneys or endowments of private persons, or any school which is entirely under the management of private persons, including in the term “private persons” for the purposes of this definition corporate bodies not being local bodies: Provided that such school is mentioned as such in the Schedule to “The Industrial Schools Act, 1882,” or declared by the Minister, by notice in the Gazette, to be such:
“Manager” means the manager of any school as herein defined:
“Prescribed” means prescribed by these regulations:
“Reformatory” means an industrial school that is set apart for the detention of inmates that need reformatory training: and
“Official visitor” means any person who is specially appointed by the Minister to visit any industrial school under such conditions as the Minister may think fit.

1. Except where they contain a statement to the contrary, these regulations shall apply to Government, local, and private industrial schools.

Inspection.

2. A duly appointed Inspector of Industrial Schools shall, at least once in every six months, thoroughly inspect each school. He shall have ready access to all buildings, yards, and grounds forming the school premises, and to all books and documents connected with the official management of such school or the inmates thereof. He shall annually audit the accounts of the wages earned by the inmates; and such other accounts as the Minister may have directed him to examine. He shall see that all wages are being regularly collected and dealt with in accordance with law. He may also visit and inquire into the general welfare of any inmate who has been placed out from the school on license or otherwise.

3. The Inspector shall promptly make to the Minister full reports of his visits to industrial schools, and shall in such reports deal with all such matters relating to the conduct of the schools as in his opinion need attention; and such matters shall be dealt with without undue delay.

4. The Inspector when inspecting a school shall have full power to make any inquiry he may consider necessary in respect to any matter relating to any school, or any inmate thereof.

5. The Inspector shall not, as a rule, give notice of his visits of inspection, but notice may be given if it is considered advisable.

Conduct and Management of Schools; Discipline.

6. The manager of each school shall, except in special cases mentioned herein, give full effect to these regulations so far as they relate to the school of which he is the manager.

7. Officers, teachers, and servants shall loyally support the manager in the execution of his duties, and shall in every way assist him to make the condition of inmates as home-like and comfortable as the circumstances will permit.

8. The control over inmates must be judicious and kindly, and calculated to instil into inmates sound moral principles, and to induce clean and orderly habits. Officers, teachers, and servants must obey all directions given by the manager in the execution of his duty.

9. The manager of each Government school shall be held responsible with regard both to the quantity and quality of stores, stock, produce, and all other things received for use at the school; also, for any waste or loss that may arise through his own neglect or misconduct, or through the neglect or misconduct of any officer, teacher, or servant of the school.

10. It shall be the duty of the manager of every Government school to provide that the issue of all articles for use at the school is made with due regard to economy.

11. All implements and appliances belonging to Government schools shall be carefully used, and shall receive every attention that is necessary for their preservation.

12. A copy of these regulations shall be supplied to every manager, officer, teacher, and servant, and it shall be the duty of all to make themselves thoroughly conversant with them. Ignorance of any provision of these regulations shall not be regarded as an excuse for the infringement of any such provision.

13. The manager of each Government school shall keep a diary in which he shall day by day record the number of inmates present at evening muster, and also any change in the status of an inmate, any case of illness of an inmate, and any other unusual school event of the day. A similar diary shall be kept by the manager of each private or local school,