II. TEACHERS.

1. The person appointed to be teacher of a Native school shall
   be a married man, whose wife shall be required to accompany him;
   provided, however, that the Minister may, if the circumstances
   warrant his so doing, place a school in charge of a mistress. In
   case no suitable certificated teacher is an applicant for appointment
   to a school, preference will be given to other qualified persons who
   have had experience in teaching.

2. Before the appointment of an assistant is made to a school
   the head teacher may recommend a person whom he deems suitable
   for the appointment, but such recommendation shall not be held to
   limit the discretion of the Minister in making such appointment.
   No unmarried male assistant shall be employed on the staff of any
   Native school.

3. It is not intended that the duties of the teacher shall be
   confined merely to school instruction of the Maori children. On
   the contrary, it is expected that the teachers will by their diligence,
   their kindness, and their probity exercise a beneficial influence on
   the Natives living near them, and that they will endeavour to give
   the Maoris of the district such culture as may fit them to become
   good citizens. No teacher who neglects this most important feature
   of his work will be regarded by the Department as satisfactorily
   fulfilling his duty. A Native-school teacher must, above all things,
   be known as a man of strict sobriety.

4. A teacher shall not accept any salary, fee, or emolument,
   nor shall he be permitted to hold any office or appointment, whether
   honorary or paid, without the consent in writing, previously obtained,
   of the Minister.

5. As an officer of the public service, a teacher is forbidden to
   make any communication, directly or indirectly, to the Press upon
   any matter affecting the Department in which he serves, or the
   business of the officers thereof, or relating to the public service, or
   his own official position or acts, or upon any political subject or
   question connected with New Zealand, without the express permission
   or authority of the Minister; and is, further, required to refrain from
   all actions calculated to give offence to any section of the community,
   or to impair his usefulness as a teacher.

6. A teacher appointed to any school shall notify the Department
   of the date of his arrival and of his commencing duty. No teacher
   appointed under these regulations, or under regulations previously in
   force, shall be at liberty to relinquish his engagement without giving
   the Minister at least one month's notice in writing of his intention to
   do so. Such notice should, as far as possible, be made to take effect
   on the last day of the month succeeding that in which the notice is
   given.

7. Before leaving a school a teacher shall hand over to a person
   duly authorised all school property belonging to the Department,
   and make out in duplicate an inventory thereof certified by such
   person, and shall forward one copy to the Department and shall
   place the other in the school portfolio.

He shall also make up all books and records to the date of his
leaving, and shall forward to the Department the attendance returns
duly completed in like manner.

The last instalment of salary due to such teacher shall not be
paid until the requirements of this clause have been fulfilled.

8. No teacher shall trade with the Natives or endeavour in any way
   to gain pecuniary advantage from them.

9. In every case a teacher shall live in the house provided by the
   Department, unless the Minister shall have previously sanctioned his
   residence elsewhere.

10. As the necessity arises the teacher shall effect such small repairs
    as are required to maintain the residence, the fences, and the gates in
    good order and condition. The garden shall be cared for, and the
    teacher shall do such work on the remainder of the school grounds
    as will keep them in good order. It is to be understood that in all
    cases the school-site is intended for school purposes, and that a
    teacher's right to use a portion of it for private purposes is subject to
    the condition that the efficiency of the school and the necessities of
    the children are not, in the opinion of the Department, impaired
    thereby.

III. CONDUCT OF THE SCHOOL.

1. The time-table shall be displayed in a conspicuous position in
   the schoolroom, and the work of the school shall be carried on as far
   as possible in accordance therewith. For this purpose the school
   clock shall be kept going as correctly as possible. Any substantial
   departure from the provisions of this time-table shall be entered in
   the log-book.