Jan. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 21

13. The quota of additional marks for which provision is made by Regulation 6 shall for the respective groups be as follows:—

For group 1 a quota of .. .. .. 10 marks.
" 2 " .. .. .. 20 "
" 3 " .. .. .. 30 "
" 4 " .. .. .. 40 "
" 5 " .. .. .. 50 "
" 6 " .. .. .. 60 "

14. (i.) It shall be the duty of the Director to secure and maintain a reasonable degree of uniformity in the standard of marking in the various districts, and to this end he may, as he thinks fit, confer with all the Senior Inspectors conjointly.

(ii.) If by the decision of such conference it is held that the standard of grading in any district departs to an unreasonable extent from that of the remainder of the Dominion the Director shall instruct the Inspectors of the district or districts concerned to adjust their standard of marking accordingly.

15. From the grading-marks forwarded to the Director by the Senior Inspectors of the various districts shall be compiled annually a general graded list of teachers, which shall be duly published in accordance with the Act before the 30th day of June. Every such general list shall contain—

(a.) The names of all teachers graded as herein provided, arranged in order, and consecutively numbered in accordance with the totals of the grading-marks assigned:

(b.) The name in each case of the district in which the teacher was graded, the nature of the position occupied, and such other information as the Director may determine:

(c.) The names of all certificated teachers in the Dominion, whether graded or not, and the class of certificate held by each teacher.

16. Each teacher who is graded under these regulations shall be supplied by the Director of Education with the separate marks on which his grading was determined, the information thus supplied to be treated as confidential.

17. Any teacher who considers that he has good grounds for objection to the position assigned to him on the graded list may, not later than thirty-one clear days after the publication of the list in the New Zealand Gazette, lodge an appeal by letter with the Director of Education, Wellington, giving the complete and definite grounds on which the appeal is based, and every such appeal shall be dealt with as hereinafter provided.

18. All the appeals from each district shall be sent to an Appeal Board in the district concerned. Such Appeal Board shall consist of a Chairman appointed by the Minister, who shall be Chairman of all Appeal Boards, a representative of the Department not being an Inspector of the district, and a representative selected by the certificated teachers of the district in such manner as the Director may determine.

19. The Appeal Board in each district shall consider the appeals sent in from teachers in the district only with respect to the definite grounds stated in each appeal. In any case where the Board decides that an appellant’s grading is too low or too high, a report to that effect shall be made to the Director, who shall refer the case to the Inspector or Inspectors concerned, with an instruction to regrade the teacher in accordance with the decision of the Board. The result of the appeals dealt with in all the districts shall be published in a supplementary Gazette as soon as possible after the hearing of the appeals is concluded.

20. Teachers who may be entitled to benefit by the special provisions of clauses 5 (ii) (c), 5 (v), or of clause 9 of these regulations are required to notify the Director accordingly not later than the 1st day of February in each year, stating the name of the school, the position held, period of tenure with dates, rate of salary, and any other necessary particulars in connection with their claim to come under any of the regulations referred to. Likewise, teachers who by reason of broken service or of service in more than one district are in any danger of having a portion of their claim for service overlooked are required to forward to the Senior Inspector of their district by the same date all relative particulars of such service as herein mentioned.

F. D. THOMSON,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.