41. The number of male assistants in any mixed school shall not exceed
    the number of female assistants: Provided that in a school of Grade IIIA
    the Minister may, on account of special circumstances, approve of the
    appointment of a male assistant.

42. At least one of the first two assistants in any mixed school of
    Grade IV, V, VI, or VII must be a woman. At least two of the first four
    and three of the first six assistants in any mixed school of Grade VI or VII
    must be women.

43. (1.) The position of first female assistant in every mixed school of
    Grade IVA or a higher grade shall be that of infant mistress.

(2.) For the purposes of this clause “infant mistress” means the assistant
teacher on the staff who has charge, subject to the control of the head-
master, of the infant department of such school. “Infant department”
means the classes in the school not higher than Standard I.

RELIEVING TEACHERS.

44. The Board may from time to time appoint suitable persons as
    relieving teachers; but, unless under exceptional circumstances and with
    the approval of the Minister, no assistant teacher holding a permanent
    appointment in any school may be appointed as a relieving assistant teacher
    in the same school.

45. Every teacher employed as a relieving teacher shall be classified
    by the Senior Inspector of Schools in one of the grades specified in clause 46
    hereof, but such classification may be revised at any time by the Inspector
    or by the Director of Education.

46. (1.) The grades of relieving teachers and the salaries payable for
    those grades respectively shall be as follows:

Provided that if the Senior Inspector is of opinion that the relieving
teacher should not be paid a salary of Grade A, such teacher shall be paid
at such lower rate as he shall determine.

(2.) A relieving teacher who is first classified in any grade in accordance
with clause 45 hereof shall be paid the minimum of the grade of
salary, unless the Senior Inspector, with the approval of the Director, shall
approve of a higher commencing salary within the grade.

(3.) A relieving teacher shall receive the annual increment specified in
subclause (1) hereof in the manner, mutatis mutandis, prescribed in clause 14
of these regulations:

Provided that if the service of such teacher has not been continuous he
shall receive his first increment on the 1st February next following the
year in which his service has amounted in the aggregate to at least six
months, and thereafter, until he reaches the maximum salary specified for
his grade, he shall receive an annual increment on the 1st February in each
year if his service in the year immediately preceding amounts in the
aggregate to at least eight months:

Provided further, however, that if a relieving teacher remains out of
employment in the Education service for a period of twelve months he
shall on reappointment be reclassified.

(4.) In addition to the salary herein authorized there shall be paid by
way of salary the sum of £40 per annum in the case of every married
relieving teacher who would, if he were a married assistant, be entitled to
receive the amount provided in clause 5 of these regulations:

Provided that no such payment shall be made where a residence is
available and can reasonably be occupied.

(5.) No relieving teacher shall be paid house allowance or the addition
to salary provided in clause 4 hereof.

47. The salary of a relieving teacher shall be payable for the period
    during which he actually discharges the duties of his position for the time
    being, together with the period reasonably necessary to travel from his
    usual place of residence and to return thereto:

Provided that any relieving teacher shall be entitled, at the discretion of
the Board, to such part as the Board may determine of the salary for the
school vacation following any period of engagement: