3498

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 133

such application a certificate from a duly qualified medical practitioner stating the nature of the illness or accident and the probable period of absence. The Board shall grant such leave as in its opinion is warranted by the circumstances, and it may at any time after a period of leave has been granted require the teacher to forward such further medical certificate or certificates as it may deem necessary:

Provided that in respect to any application for leave on account of illness or accident not exceeding two weeks the Board may dispense with the production of a medical certificate if such certificate cannot be obtained without undue hardship or unreasonable expense, but it shall require such other evidence to be produced in lieu thereof as it may deem necessary in the circumstances.

65. All medical certificates, or such other evidence in lieu thereof as may be obtained by the Board, shall at all reasonable times be available for inspection by the Senior Inspector of Schools.

66. Any teacher who is a member of the Council of Education, or of the Teachers’ Superannuation Board, or of a Teachers’ Grading Appeal Board, or who is invited by the Education Department to attend any conference on educational matters, or who is a candidate at any examination conducted by the Education Department for teachers’ certificates, or by the University of New Zealand or a University college in subjects of art, science, or agriculture, shall be granted such leave as may be necessary to attend a meeting of any of the aforesaid bodies, or any such conference or examination, as the case may be.

67. A teacher desiring to obtain leave of absence for reasons other than those above stated may be granted such leave as in the opinion of the Board is warranted by the circumstances.

68. (1.) Teachers granted leave of absence on account of illness or accident may be paid salary in accordance with the following schedule:—

Schedule.

Length of Service of Teacher. Amount of Salary and Maximum Period for which Salary may be paid.
Not exceeding five years Full salary for one month.
Over five years but not exceeding ten years Full salary for one month and half salary for one month.
Over ten years but not exceeding fifteen years Full salary for two months.
Over fifteen years Full salary for two months and half salary for one month.

Provided that in any special case of hardship the Minister may approve of payment of salary in whole or in part for longer periods than are herein specified.

(2.) Leave of absence, with payment of salary under this clause, may be granted to any teacher in one or more periods, but the aggregate period of such leave shall not during a period of two years, dating from the first absence on leave, exceed the period of such leave provided for the teacher in the schedule.

(3.) The second or any subsequent period of two years shall commence on the date of the first absence on leave with payment of salary, following the date on which the previous period of two years expired.

(4.) No leave on account of illness or accident, with payment of salary, shall be granted if the necessity for leave has arisen through the misconduct of the teacher.

69. Any teacher granted leave of absence in accordance with clause 66 hereof shall be paid full salary for the whole period of absence.

70. A teacher granted leave of absence under clause 67 hereof may, if the circumstances are exceptional, be paid full salary for a period not exceeding seven days, provided that no such payment shall be made unless the Minister concurs therein.

71. Any teacher who is compelled to absent himself from duty owing to his having been in contact with a person suffering from an infectious disease shall be paid salary in full during the period of such absence.

72. The Board may, with the approval of the Minister, grant leave of absence to any teacher for the purpose of visiting schools or other educational institutions in New Zealand or elsewhere. The teacher shall be entitled during the period of absence to receive such salary (if any) as may be approved by the Minister.

73. The provisions of this Part of these regulations shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to all pupil-teachers, probationers, and training-college students, except that in the case of these persons no leave in excess of three months shall be granted unless the Minister concurs.

74. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, a relieving teacher (as defined in Part IV of these regulations) shall not in general be granted leave