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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 29

(d.) By adding to subclause (4) the proviso:—
“Provided that if an assistant appointed to any position is classified in a grade lower than the grade corresponding to the position occupied he shall not be entitled to any increment under this subclause.”
7. Clause 23 is hereby amended by substituting “£225” for “£220.”
8. Clause 28 is hereby revoked.
9. Clause 30 is hereby amended by deleting the words “receivable in each year by,” and substituting “paid in each year to”; and by deleting from the proviso the words “paid to,” and substituting “receivable by.”
10. Clause 31 is hereby amended—¹
(a.) By deleting from subclause (1) the words “as from the 1st day of January, 1921.”
(b.) By adding to subclause (2) the words “and may be paid at a rate to be determined under the regulations for the classification and salaries of teachers in technical schools.”
11. Clause 33 is hereby amended by adding thereto the words “except in special cases approved by the Minister.”
12. Clause 37 is hereby amended by inserting, after the words “shall be granted such leave,” the words “without loss of salary.”
13. Clause 38 is hereby amended by adding thereto the words “but without pay: Provided that in special cases when the circumstances warrant salary may be paid at the discretion of the Board for a period not exceeding three days, the circumstances being explained in each case to the Department; and, further, that on the approval of the Director salary may be paid for a period not exceeding seven days.”
14. Clauses 40, 41, and 45 are hereby revoked.
15. Clause 46 is hereby amended—
(a.) By deleting from subclause (1) the words “in at least one newspaper published in each of the four centres,” and substituting “in the New Zealand Education Gazette at least ten days before the appointment is made, or in such other manner as the Minister may approve.”
(b.) By deleting the proviso to subclause (3), and substituting: “Provided that if no applicant classified in a grade corresponding at least to the grade of the vacant position possesses the required qualifications, the Board may select for appointment the applicant from the next lower grade who most nearly fulfils the requirements for the position.”
(c.) By adding the following subclauses:—
“(4.) No applicant shall be eligible for appointment to a position of Principal unless he is qualified to be classified as an assistant in Grade A.
“(5.) Notwithstanding anything in this clause, whenever an assistant teacher receives notice that his services are to be dispensed with through a fall in the attendance of a school, and he is an applicant for a vacancy of the same grade occurring in any secondary school, he shall be appointed to the vacant position unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the Minister that he is unsuitable for such position.”
16. The clauses of the regulations as amended herein are renumbered consecutively 1 to 47, and the following clauses are added to the regulations:—

Relieving Teachers.

48. A relieving teacher classified as an assistant teacher under these regulations shall be paid the minimum salary of the grade in which he is classified, or such higher salary within the grade as the Director may approve; if not classified, a relieving teacher shall be paid the minimum of Grade D, or at such rate as the Director may approve; provided that no relieving teacher shall receive a higher salary than the maximum salary for the position in which he is employed.
49. The salary of a relieving teacher shall be paid for the period during which he actually discharges the duties of his position; provided that a relieving teacher employed for two months or more during any calendar year shall be entitled, at the discretion of the Board, to salary for part of the school vacation following any period of engagement, such part not to exceed one-fourth part of the period of actual teaching during that year.
50. No relieving teacher shall be appointed to any position unless his services in that position are likely to be required for a period of more than one week.

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