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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 62

Regulations under the Education Act, 1914.—Engineering Bursaries.

LIVERPOOL, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this twelfth day of May, 1919.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE SIR JAMES ALLEN, K.C.B., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section one hundred and twenty-five of the Education Act, 1914, and of all other powers enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby make the following regulations for the award of bursaries for the purpose of promoting the study of subjects comprised in Engineering courses of University standard; and, with the like advice and consent, doth prescribe that this Order shall come into force on the date of the first publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

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REGULATIONS.

1. An Engineering bursary tenable at any school of engineering and technical science belonging to or recognized by a University may, on the recommendation of the controlling authority of any technical school or college in New Zealand, and subject to the conditions hereinafter expressed, be awarded to any person who—

(a.) Has passed the Preliminary Examination in Engineering of the University of New Zealand, and has obtained at the examination not less than 45 per cent. of the maximum number of marks assigned in each of the subjects (a) Physical Science and (b) Drawing; and, further, has satisfactorily completed at a technical school in New Zealand an approved course in Engineering occupying not less than four continuous years and not less than four hundred hours in each year: or

(b.) Has satisfactorily completed at a technical school in New Zealand (i) an approved preparatory course in Engineering occupying not less than two continuous years and not less than four hundred hours in each year; and (ii) has, further, in succession thereto, satisfactorily completed an intermediate course in Engineering at recognized technical classes, occupying not less than three continuous years and not less than one hundred and fifty hours in each year; and (iii) has served as an apprentice or pupil in some branch of Engineering (civil, mechanical or electrical) for a period of not less than three years; and (iv) has passed such examinations or obtained such certificates as the Director of Education may approve.

2. Application for the award of a bursary under these regulations must be made on the form provided by the Education Department, and must be lodged, together with the necessary certificates, with the Secretary of the controlling authority on or before the 1st day of March in any year; and the Secretary shall thereupon transmit the applications, together with the recommendation of the controlling authority, to the Director of Education at Wellington, New Zealand.

3. Every such application shall be accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the Director as to the character and health of the applicant.

4. The holder of a bursary shall enter on such course at a school of engineering and technical science recognized by the University of New Zealand as may be approved by the Director.

5. There shall be paid to or on behalf of each holder of a bursary the amount of the fees payable by him in respect of the course so taken by him with the approval of the Director.

6. If the bursar is obliged to live away from his home in order to prosecute his studies, he shall, in addition to the fees as aforesaid, receive an allowance at the rate of £50 per annum; and a bursar who lives at home, but is obliged to travel more than four miles daily each way in order to attend the classes, shall be entitled to a refund of the actual cost of travelling not exceeding £10 in any year.

7. A bursary under these regulations shall not be tenable (i) with a New Zealand University Junior Scholarship, a New Zealand University National Scholarship, a New Zealand University Bursary, a New Zealand Educational Bursary, nor (ii) with any other scholarship, studentship, exhibition, or bursary, or combination thereof, of a greater value than £50 per annum.