✨ Native School Regulations
Numb. 82.
2491
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1909.
Published by Authority.
WELLINGTON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1909.
"The Education Act, 1908."—Regulations relating to Native Schools.
PLUNKET, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this fifth day of October, 1909.
Present:
His Excellency the Governor in Council.
IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by "The Education Act, 1908," His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke all existing regulations relating to Native schools, and in lieu thereof doth make the following regulations; and, with the like advice and consent, doth prescribe that this Order shall come into force on the day of publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.
I. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW SCHOOLS.
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If at least ten Maoris actually residing in any locality petition the Minister of Education for a Native school, and if they or any of them offer to give at least four acres of good land suitable for a school-site, except in places where the circumstances do not justify so large a demand, the Minister may establish a school in that locality: Provided (1) that there is no school within a convenient distance which Maori children can be reasonably expected to attend; (2) that an officer of the Department reports favourably on the site offered; (3) that the Natives give the Government a proper title to the site; and (4) that they satisfy the Government that the district will keep up an average attendance at the school of not less than twenty-five children of school age.
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In a case in which full compliance with the conditions stated above is for the time impracticable the Minister may establish a provisional school, and in such case may require the parents to provide the whole or part of the school buildings.
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Teachers of small schools established by Maoris may receive grants in aid from the Government, provided that the school is conducted conformably with the requirements of the Government.
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"Maori" or "Native" means any person belonging solely to the aboriginal races of New Zealand, and includes the descendants of any such person being half-castes, or being intermediate in blood between half-castes and pure descent from those races.
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NZ Gazette 1909, No 82
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🎓 Regulations Relating to Native Schools
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Education Act 1908, Native schools, Regulations, Establishment of schools, Maori children, School sites, Attendance
- Plunket, Governor