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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Special Orders made by the Council of the Borough of Grey Lynn.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 21st April, 1909.

T HE following special orders, made by the Grey Lynn Borough Council, are published in accordance with the provisions of "The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908."

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

BOROUGH OF GREY LYNN.

Special Order making Special Rate.

Pursuant to the provisions of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908," section 17, public notice is hereby given of the following resolution, passed at a special meeting of the Grey Lynn Borough Council held on Monday, the 8th day of March, 1909, and confirmed at a special meeting held on Wednesday, the 14th day of April, 1909:

That, for the purpose of providing interest and sinking fund and other charges on a loan of £12,500, authorised to be raised by the Grey Lynn Borough Council, under the provisions of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908," and its amendments, for the carrying-out of grading, levelling, metalling, formation, kerbing, and channelling of the streets and roads within the limits of or bounding the said Borough of Grey Lynn, also the purchase of stone-crusher and engine, the said Borough of Grey Lynn Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of 7d. in the pound on the unimproved value of all rateable property in the Borough of Grey Lynn; and that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable half-yearly on the 1st days of April and October in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of thirty-three years, or until the loan is fully paid off.

R. H. IRWIN,
Town Clerk.

BOROUGH OF GREY LYNN.

Special Order making Special Rate.

Pursuant to the provisions of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908," section 17, public notice is hereby given of the following resolution, passed at a special meeting of the Grey Lynn Borough Council held on Monday, the 8th day of March, 1909, and confirmed at a special meeting held on Wednesday, the 14th day of April, 1909:

That, for the purpose of providing interest and sinking fund and other charges on a loan of £32,500, authorised to be raised by the Grey Lynn Borough Council, under the provisions of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908," and its amendments, for the carrying-out of works, &c., as follows—

(a.) Cutting and forming the roads on the Surrey Hills Estate, in accordance with the agreement with the Bank of New Zealand, £18,500;

(b.) Cutting and forming Surrey Crescent and Richmond Avenue for tram extension, £4,000;

(c.) Drainage extension within the borough, £3,000;

(d.) Water extension within the borough, £3,000;

(e.) Great North Road deviation contract, £750;

(f.) Street-lighting, lamps, and fittings, £250;

(g.) Improvements to proposed reserve, £500;

(h.) Refund to loans account, £15,000; and

(i.) Out of the remaining £1,500 it is proposed to pay the cost of raising loan, cost of a local Act of Parliament constituting the proposed reserve, first half-year's interest, and preliminary and incidental expenses.

The said Borough of Grey Lynn Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of 1½d. in the pound on the unimproved value of all rateable property in the Borough of Grey Lynn; and that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable half-yearly on the 1st days of April and October in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of thirty-three years, or until the loan is fully paid off.

R. H. IRWIN,
Town Clerk.

Disestablishment of District High School at Gisborne.

Education Department,

Wellington, 10th April, 1909.

Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with the provisions of "The Education Act, 1908," subsection (c) of section 101 thereof, and in exercise of the powers thereunder, the District High School at Gisborne has been disestablished, as from the 1st day of February, 1909.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Minister of Education.

Gisborne High School.—Scheme of Control.

Scheme for the Control of the Gisborne High School, established 1909 under the Provisions of "The Gisborne High School Act, 1885" (hereinafter called "the special Act").

In accordance with the provisions of "The Education Act, 1908" (hereinafter called "the Education Act"), and with the powers thereunder, I, George Fowlds, Minister of Education, do hereby approve of the following scheme for the Gisborne High School (hereinafter called "the school"), which is established under the provisions of "The Gisborne High School Act, 1885":

1. The school shall be controlled by the Board of Governors constituted by "The Gisborne High School Act, 1885" (hereafter referred to as "the Board").

2. The Board shall hold its meetings and regulate the same, and shall keep records of its business and full and accurate accounts of its receipts, disbursements, assets, liabilities, and engagements, in terms of and as required by the special Act.

3. (1.) The curriculum shall be framed so as to provide suitable secondary education for pupils intended for professional, agricultural, commercial, technical, and domestic occupations, and may include any or all of the subjects named in the regulations under the Education Act, and such other subjects as the Minister may from time to time approve.

(2.) The programme of each pupil shall be determined by the headmaster of the school after consultation with the parents or guardian of the pupil; but no pupil shall be compelled to take Latin, or to take more than one language besides English.

(3.) The net fees to be charged to those who are not holders of scholarships or free places shall be £12 per annum, subject to a rebate of £1 on each proportional one-third part of such fees on payment within one month from the date of the commencement of each term.

(4.) The school year shall consist of three terms of about thirteen weeks each.

(5.) The headmaster shall examine the school at the end of each term; provided that it shall not be necessary for him to examine the school in any term in which it is examined by some other person appointed by the Minister or the Board.

4. Subject to the general direction and control of the Board, the headmaster shall have the following powers:

(1.) He shall have control of the school buildings and premises, and of the apparatus and furniture thereof.

(2.) He shall have the power to recommend the appointment or dismissal of assistant teachers or of other officers of the school, and to allot their several duties; and no assistant teacher or other officer of the school shall be appointed until the headmaster has been consulted.

(3.) He shall have the power in cases of grave neglect of duty or of gross misbehaviour to suspend any assistant teacher or other officer, but shall forthwith report his action to the Chairman of the Board, who shall thereupon confirm or overrule his action until the next meeting of the Board, when the matter may be determined; but the action of the headmaster shall hold good until the Chairman or the Board has determined the matter.

(4.) He shall be supreme over the discipline, and may suspend any pupil, reporting his action to the Board at its next meeting, and the action of the headmaster shall hold good until the Board has come to some determination in regard to the matter. He shall not expel any pupil without the sanction of the Board.

(5.) He shall regulate all text-books, methods, and organization, and, subject to clause 3 hereof and to the regulations under the Education Act, he shall determine the course of study for each pupil. No prize shall be awarded without his approval.

5. The Board may license hostels or boardinghouses for the accommodation of pupils who have to live away from home, and may place such hostels or boardinghouses under the charge of teachers of the school or other suitable persons, and may provide for the inspection of such hostels or boardinghouses by any person appointed by the Board.

6. (1.) The school shall be open at all times to inspection by the Inspector-General of Schools, and by any other person directed by the Minister to inspect the school.

(2.) Such inspection may include examination of the pupils in the subjects of instruction taught in the school.

Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of April, 1909.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Minister of Education.