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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 24

Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby, in respect of the regulations made by Orders in Council dated the fourteenth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and two, the fourth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and three, the fourth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and four, and the twenty-seventh day of February, one thousand nine hundred and seven, under the authority of the Act first hereinbefore mentioned, revoke clauses twenty-two, twenty-three (a) and (b), twenty-four (a), (b), (c), and (d), twenty-five (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), twenty-six (c) and (e), twenty-seven (a), (b), and (f), thirty-four, thirty-six, forty, forty-five, fifty, and seventy-seven (c), (d), and (i), and in lieu of the said clauses doth make the regulations set forth in the Schedule hereto; and with the like advice and consent doth declare that this Order shall come into force on the date of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

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SCHEDULE.

I. SCHOOL CLASSES.

22. SCHOOL classes in the subjects specified in clauses 23 (a) (1), 24 (a), 25 (a), 26 (a), and 27 (a) hereunder must, to earn the grant, be also doing work in other subjects not lower than that of Standard V. In public schools of less than 200 in average daily attendance Standard IV pupils may be included.

23. (a.) (1.) Elementary physiology, including instruction in “health” and in “first aid.”

To earn the grant a class must receive regular instruction for not less than forty hours during the school year, provided that at least half the total time given to the instruction is given to individual practical work by the pupils themselves, and, further, that the duration of any one lesson is not less than half an hour.

(2.) Swimming and life-saving.

To earn the grant the class must also be doing work in other subjects not lower than that of Standard IV. Not less than twenty lessons of not less than half an hour each must be given to the class during the school year.

23. (b.) For each of these subjects 2s. 6d per annum will be paid for each unit of the average attendance at the classes (see clause 15, (c), above).

24. (a.) (1.) Woodwork.

(2.) Work in iron.

24. (b.) Where special and appropriate provision has been made for teaching these subjects a payment of 10s. per annum will be made for each unit of the average attendance, provided that regular instruction is given to the pupils of the class for not less than sixty hours during the school year.

Nevertheless, where the Minister is satisfied that the circumstances warrant it, a payment of 6s. 8d. per annum may be made for forty hours; where the ordinary staff of the school is unable to provide instruction in these subjects a payment of 15s. or 10s. per annum as the case may be may be made for each unit of the average attendance.

The duration of a lesson in either of these subjects may not, except in special circumstances and with the approval of the Minister, exceed two hours.

24. (c.) Half the total time given to instruction in these subjects must be devoted to practical work by the pupils themselves working at the bench. The course in either of these subjects must include instruction in the necessary drawing, and should, as far as possible, be co-ordinated with the pupil’s work in other subjects.

25. (d.) The instruction in woodwork or work in iron must be in the use of the ordinary tools used in the handicrafts of wood or iron. The work must be from scale drawings previously made by the pupils, or from models.

26. (a.) (1.) Cookery.

(2.) Dairy-work.

25. (b.) Where special and appropriate provision has been made for the practical teaching of these subjects, 10s. per annum will be paid for each unit of the average attendance at a class for either subject, provided that instruction is given to pupils of the class for not less than forty hours during the school year. Nevertheless, where the Minister is satisfied that the circumstances warrant it, a payment of 5s. may be made for twenty hours; where the ordinary staff of the school is unable to provide instruction in these subjects, payments of 12s. 6d. or 6s. 3d. per annum, as the case may be, may be made for each unit of the average attendance. Subject to the approval of the Minister, instruction in dairy-work may be combined with instruction in elementary agriculture, provided that not less than twenty hours’ instruction in each subject is given to the class during the school year. Capitation in the case of an approved class taking such combined instruction may be computed at the rates prescribed in this clause, and in clause 27, (b), hereof for classes receiving twenty hours’ instruction during the year in dairy-work and elementary agriculture respectively.

26. (c.) At least half the total time given to the instruction must be devoted to individual practice by the pupils themselves.

27. (d.) The number of pupils on the roll of a class receiving instruction from one teacher in either of these subjects shall not exceed twenty-four, except that, in the case of a class taking a combined course in dairy-work and elementary agriculture, a roll-number of thirty may be allowed. The attendances of any pupil who has been present at less than one-fifth of the total number of lessons given to the class during the period for which claim is made shall not be included in the computation of the average attendance.

28. (e.) The duration of a lesson in either of these subjects may not, except in special circumstances, and with the approval of the Minister, exceed two hours. The course of work must include instruction (theoretical and practical) in the elementary principles underlying cookery or dairy-work. A full record of the instruction in cookery, whether theoretical or practical, given at each lesson must be kept, and must be available for the inspection of visiting officials.

29. (c.) At least half the total time given to the instruction must be devoted to individual practice by the pupils themselves, and in the case of dressmaking or plain needlework this practice must include the measuring and drafting without the use of charts, and the cutting-out of patterns by the pupils with their own hands.

(e.) In the case of a public school having not more than forty pupils in average daily attendance, and having no female teacher, a payment of 10s. per annum will be made for each unit of the average attendance of the pupils who receive instruction in needlework, as defined in the Standard Regulations, for not less than two hours a week regularly throughout the school year (see clause 15, (c), above).

27. (a.)—

DIVISION I.

(1.) Elementary chemistry.

(2.) Elementary physics.

(3.) Elementary botany.

(4.) Elementary geology.

DIVISION II.

(1.) Elementary agriculture.

(2.) Elementary physical measurements.

27. (b.) Where special and appropriate provision has been made for teaching the above subjects, the following payments will be made if the conditions are observed: For any subject in Division I, 2s. 6d. will be paid for each unit of the average attendance at the class, provided that instruction is given to the class for not less than one hour a week regularly throughout the school year; for subjects (1) and (2), 5s. will be paid if instruction is given regularly for two hours a week throughout the school year. For each subject in Division II an initial payment of 10s. per head up to £7 10s. will be made on the first recognition of the class. In addition, capitation at the rate of 2s. 6d. per annum will be paid for each unit of the average attendance at the class, and in the case of subject (1) at the rate of 5s. per annum where the instruction is supervised by an approved itinerant instructor. To earn the grant, instruction in either of these subjects must be given for not less than forty hours during the school year, and for not less than one hour a week. Nevertheless, in the case of subject (1), a payment of 1s. 3d. or 2s. 6d., as the case may be, may be made for twenty hours’ instruction where the Minister is satisfied that the circumstances warrant it. (See also clause 25, (b), hereof.)

28. (f.) The number of pupils on the roll of a class receiving instruction from one teacher in any subject in Division I must not exceed twenty-five, and in either of the subjects in Division II must not exceed forty-five, except that in the latter case the roll number of a class taking a combined course in elementary agriculture and dairy-work may not exceed thirty. The attendances of any pupil who has made less than one-fifth of the possible number of hour-attendances at the class during the period for which claim is made shall not be included in the computation of the average attendance.

II. “SPECIAL” AND “ASSOCIATED” CLASSES.

28. (a.) No class for theoretical instruction under one instructor shall, except in circumstances specially approved by the Minister, exceed forty students in average attendance; nor shall any class for practical instruction in like manner exceed twenty-five students in average attendance.

29. The register must be preserved by the controlling authority or the managers, as the case may be, for two years after the close of the year to which it relates. The register is to be forwarded to the Department if asked for.

30. Except in the case of classes for teachers or of classes conducted in country districts by itinerant instructors, capitation shall not be paid on account of any class which has