JULY 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2615

following regulations for the payment of subsidies on voluntary contributions; and doth prescribe that this Order shall come into force on the date of the first publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

REGULATIONS.

PAYMENT OF SUBSIDIES ON VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.

1. For the purposes of section 159 of the Act, a voluntary contribution shall not be directly or indirectly derived from public funds or from ordinary sources of revenue, or be a consideration directly or indirectly for the use of public property of any kind, or for services rendered or to be rendered, or be of the nature of discount, rebate, or refund; or be derived directly or indirectly from subsidies previously granted or from moneys on which subsidies have been previously granted.

2. The moneys, land, buildings, &c., constituting any voluntary contributions upon which subsidy is paid and the subsidies thereon shall be utilized solely and without deduction for the purposes of the school or classes as defined by the immediately succeeding clause hereof.

3. In the case of voluntary contributions in money, subsidies shall be payable only on condition that these contributions are made available for one or more of the following purposes:—

(a.) In the case of public schools, including district high schools,—

(i.) The purpose of supplementing allowances for the incidental expenses of School Committees as defined by regulations, provided that the expenditure shall be confined strictly to such objects as are specifically set forth in the said regulations :

(ii.) The extension and improvement of school grounds :

(iii.) The provision of special furniture, apparatus, and appliances (including pictures and works of art for school decoration) for school use :

(iv.) The provision of apparatus and material for elementary handwork or manual instruction, and the payment of instructors in such subjects who are not on the regular staffs of the schools :

(v.) The provision of apparatus and equipment of a more or less permanent character for the promotion of organized games and physical education :

(vi.) The establishment and maintenance of school and class libraries :

(vii.) The provision of school flagstaffs and the purchase of New Zealand ensigns to be flown thereon.

(b.) In the case of secondary schools,—

(i.) The purposes specified under the foregoing subclause (a) with the exception of paragraph (i) :

(ii.) The provision of school sites and buildings as approved by the Minister, and the maintenance thereof :

(iii.) The provision of necessary equipment and material.

(c.) In the case of technical schools or classes,—

(i.) The purposes specified under the foregoing subclause (b) :

(ii.) The establishment of scholarships :

(iii.) The payment of teachers.

(d.) Such other similar purposes as the Minister may approve.

4. No subsidy shall be payable in respect of a contribution for any purpose unless the Minister is satisfied that the contribution is necessary or warranted in the general interests of the school.

5. No part of any contribution upon which subsidy is paid, nor any part of the subsidy thereon, shall be utilized for school prizes, for school outings or entertainments, or for other similar purposes.

6. On voluntary contributions given for the purpose of establishing or increasing the utility of school or class libraries subsidies shall be payable only on the condition that the requirements of the regulations in respect of school and class libraries issued from time to time are complied with.

7. Subsidy shall not be payable on any voluntary contribution upon which a claim is not rendered to the Department within twelve months of the receipt of such contribution by the School Committee of a public school, or by the Education Board, or the governing body of a secondary school, technical classes, or technical school, as the case may be.

8. All contributions upon which subsidy is paid and the subsidies thereon must be immediately available for the several purposes enumerated in the form of claim in so far as the same are in accordance with these regulations.

9. In the case of contributions derived from concerts, bazaars, exhibitions, or other similar sources, subsidies shall be payable only on the net proceeds. In each case a statement in the form provided by the

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